John Brown (footballer born 1962)
 John Brown in 2005 |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1979–1984 | Hamilton Academical | 133 | (11) |
| 1984–1988 | Dundee | 114 | (28) |
| 1988–1997 | Rangers | 278 | (14) |
| – | Total | 454 | (53) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2009 | Clyde | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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John Brown (born January 26, 1962 in Stirling) is a former Scottish professional footballer He played for Hamilton Academical, Dundee and Rangers during his playing days. He is well known by his nickname "Bomber".
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[edit] Career
[edit] Playing
Brown started his career at Hamilton before moving on to Dundee. He was signed by Rangers in January 1988 as a promising youngster and went on to be eventually included in 278 games for the club. Along the way, as a squad player he managed to collect 6 league Titles, 3 Scottish Cups and 3 league Cups scoring 18 goals in the process. There was some controversy, with Brown once calling the fans of rival Aberdeen FC "morons" in response to their behaviour and song choices during matches against Rangers.[1]
[edit] Managerial
Brown took over as coach of Rangers' Under-18s in 1997 before moving on to coach the reserve team in 2003, replacing former teammate John McGregor. He left the Rangers coaching setup on 27 June 2006 just weeks after new manager Paul Le Guen took charge.[2]
Brown was linked with the vacant Clyde job in June 2007, but lost out after the job was given to former Scotland captain Colin Hendry.
On November 21, 2007, Brown was announced as the new manager of Dumbarton. On November 22, however, it emerged that Brown had turned down the Dumbarton post due to personal reasons.[3]
Brown was appointed Clyde manager on 26 January 2008, succeeding Colin Hendry, who had resigned due to family reasons.[4] Brown's first game in charge came in a disappointing 3-1 defeat by Stirling Albion on 2 February 2008. He just aboout achieved his aim of keeping Clyde in the Scottish First Division via the playoffs. Brown was given a contract until 2011 in December 2008.[5] After leading the club to only three wins in 15 games at the start of the 2009–10 season, Brown left his post on 21 November 2009.[6]
[edit] Managerial statistics
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Clyde |  |
January 26, 2008 | November 21, 2009 | 80 | 24 | 15 | 41 | 30 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Grant, Michael (25 April 1999). "Bitter harvest the only return likely from Scotland's darkest fixture". Sunday Herald: pp. 2. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/70128062.html?dids=70128062:70128062&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+25%2C+1999&author=Michael+Grant&pub=Sunday+Herald&desc=Bitter+harvest+the+only+return+likely+from+Scotland%27s+darkest+fixture&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ "Coach Brown calls time on Rangers" BBC Sport (27 June 2006)
- ^ "Brown u-turn over Dumbarton job" BBC Sport (22 November 2007)
- ^ "Birthday boy Brown is Clyde boss" BBC Sport website (26 January 2008)
- ^ "Brown commits to Clyde until 2011". BBC Sport. 2008-12-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/clyde/7759853.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ^ ."Brown Leaves" Clyde FC website (21 November 2009)
[edit] External links
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