John Brownlie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 March 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Caldercruix, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pumpherston Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1970–1978 | Hibernian | 211 | (14) |
| 1978–1982 | Newcastle United | 124 | (2) |
| 1982–1984 | Middlesbrough | 12 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Hartlepool United | 19 | (1) |
| 1985–1986 | Berwick Rangers | 15 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Blyth Spartans | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 381 | (17) | |
| National team | |||
| 1971–1975 | Scotland | 7 | (0) |
| 1972 | Scottish League XI[1] | 1 | (0) |
| 1972–1976 | Scotland under-23[2] | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1988–1992 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| 1993–1994 | Meadowbank Thistle | ||
| 1997–1998 | East Stirlingshire | ||
| 2000–2003 | Arbroath | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Brownlie (born 11 March 1952) is a Scottish former football player who played for Pumpherston Juniors, Hibernian, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Berwick Rangers, Blyth Spartans and Scotland. He was a right back.
Player career
Hibernian
Brownlie joined Hibernian from Pumpherston Juniors in 1969 and remained at Easter Road for nine years. He was part of the 1972 League Cup winning team and also earned runners-up medals in 1972 (Scottish Cup) and 1974 (League Cup).
Newcastle United and Beyond
He later played for Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Berwick Rangers and Blyth Spartans. Following his retirement in 1986, he ran a hotel in the English North-East. [3]
Manager and Coaching Career
Cowdenbeath
In 1988 Brownlie gained his first managerial appointment at Cowdenbeath and won promotion from the Scottish Second Division before his departure in 1992.
East Stirlingshire
He subsequently joined Clyde, where he worked as assistant manager under Alex Smith, before managing East Stirlingshire from 1997 until 1998.
Arbroath
After a spell running the youth teams at Raith Rovers, Brownlie managed Arbroath between 2000 and 2003 where he led the club to promotion from the Scottish Second Division and kept them in the Scottish First Division for two seasons.
He later returned to East Stirlingshire as a coach, taking temporary charge of the first team in 2008 after the resignation of Gordon Wylde.
His son Paul was also a professional footballer.[4]
Player Honours
- Hibernian
- Scottish League Cup: winners 1971-72
Managerial Honours
- Cowdenbeath
- Scottish Second Division: promotion 1991-92
- Arbroath
- Scottish Second Division: promotion 2000-01
References
- ↑ "John Brownlie". Londonhearts.com (London Hearts Supporters' Club). Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ↑ "John Brownlie". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who’s Who, 1872–1986 (Hardback). Hutton Press. (ISBN 0-907033-47-4).
- ↑ "Sons and Daughters". Bob Dunning. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
External links
- John Brownlie career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- John Brownlie, www.ihibs.co.uk
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