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Brian Tawse

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Brian Tawse
Personal information
Full name Brian Tawse[1]
Date of birth (1945-07-30) 30 July 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth Ellon, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1963–1964 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1965 Arsenal 5 (0)
1965–1970 Brighton & Hove Albion 102 (14)
1970–1971 Brentford 22 (1)
1971Folkestone (loan)
Durban City
Total 129 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Tawse (born 30 July 1945) is a Scottish former professional footballer who made over 100 appearances in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion as a winger.

Career

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Born in Ellon, Tawse played in the Football League for Arsenal, Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford and made a total of 129 appearances between 1964 and 1971.[2][3][4][5] He later played in South Africa for Durban City.[6][7]

Personal life

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Tawse lived in South Africa for 17 years and as of January 2018,[8] he was living in Westdene.[9]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 1964–65[4] First Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Brentford 1969–70[5] Fourth Division 13 0 13 0
1970–71[5] 9 1 0 0 1 0 10 1
Total 22 1 0 0 1 0 23 1
Career total 27 1 0 0 1 0 28 1

References

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  1. ^ "Brian Tawse". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Profile". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. ^ Brian Tawse at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  4. ^ a b "Brian Tawse". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. ^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 978-1906796709.
  7. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 158. ISBN 0955294916.
  8. ^ "Tiger's volley was denied its place in FA Cup history". 25 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Albion Nostalgia: Why Brian Tawse thought he had toppled Chelsea". The Argus. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2021.