Alistair Brown (footballer born 1951)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alistair Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Musselburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1968–1971 | Leicester City | 101 | (32) |
| 1971–1983 | West Bromwich Albion | 279 | (72) |
| 1981 | → Portland Timbers (loan) | 24 | (9) |
| 1983 | Crystal Palace | 11 | (2) |
| 1983–1984 | Walsall | 38 | (13) |
| 1984–1986 | Port Vale | 67 | (22) |
| Total | 520 | (150) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alistair "Ally" Brown (born 12 April 1951 in Musselburgh) is a Scottish former football player who played as a striker. He made nearly 500 league appearances over an eighteen year career, scoring 141 goals.
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[edit] Playing style
A cultured forward, he was a good finisher who could also hold the ball up well.[1]
[edit] Playing career
Brown started his career at Leicester City, then moved to West Bromwich Albion, where he made 279 league appearances, scoring 72 goals.[2] He also played for Portland Timbers on loan, Crystal Palace and Walsall.
In July 1984 he joined Port Vale, making his debut in a 1–0 home defeat to Mansfield Town on 25 August 1984. With 21 goals in the 1984–85 season he became the club's top scorer. However the next season he struggled with injuries and retired from the game in May 1986, at the age of 35.[3]
[edit] Post-retirement
After retiring, Brown ran the Beech Tree Public House in Aldridge and then the Throstles Club in West Bromwich, before becoming a warehouseman in an iron foundry in Walsall.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Kent, Jeff (December 1991). Port Vale Tales: A Collection Of Stories, Anecdotes And Memories. Witan Books. pp. 291. ISBN 0950898163.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 38. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 45. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200.
- ^ "Port Vale - B". where-are-they-now.co.uk. http://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/port-vale/b.php. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
[edit] External links
- 1951 births
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Association football forwards
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Living people
- People from Musselburgh
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Portland Timbers (NASL) players
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Scottish footballers
- The Football League players
- Walsall F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
