Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1923)

Robert Brown (19 March 1923 – 15 January 2020) was a Scottish international football player and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for Queen's Park, Rangers and Falkirk and made five international appearances for Scotland.

Bobby Brown
Personal information
Full nameRobert Brown[1]
Date of birth(1923-03-19)19 March 1923
Place of birthDenny, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Date of death15 January 2020(2020-01-15) (aged 96)
Place of deathHelensburgh, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1939–1946Queen's Park0(0)
1946–1956Rangers211(0)
1956–1958Falkirk23(0)
National team
1945–1946Scotland (wartime)5(0)
1946–1952Scotland5(0)
1949–1952Scottish League8(0)
Teams managed
1958–1967St Johnstone
1967–1971Scotland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He managed St Johnstone at club level and the Scottish national team from 1967 to 1971. He was a member of the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.

Managerial statistics

As of 28 March  2015 (2015 -03-28)

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
St Johnstone[2] 1958 1967 393 150 81 162 38.17
Scotland[a] 1967 1971 33 14 8 11 42.42
Total 426 164 89 173 38.50
  1. Includes five matches from the 1967 SFA tour (all wins) that were reclassified as full internationals in 2021.[3]

Honours

Manager

St Johnstone

Scotland

References

  1. "Bobby Brown". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  2. (St Johnstone manager) Brown, Bobby, FitbaStats
  3. "Former Scotland players to be recognised with international caps including Sir Alex Ferguson". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. "Bobby Brown 1923-2020". Perth St Johnstone. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2022.