Craig Brown (footballer, born 1940)

Craig Brown CBE (1 July 1940 – 26 June 2023) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He was the manager of Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen[2] after he left Motherwell in December 2010.[3] He was born in Hamilton, Scotland.

Craig Brown
Personal information
Full nameJames Craig Brown
Date of birth(1940-07-01)1 July 1940
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death26 June 2023(2023-06-26) (aged 82)
Place of deathAyr, Scotland
Playing positionWing half
Youth career
Kilmarnock Amateurs[1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1957–1961Rangers0(0)
1957–1958Coltness United (loan)
1960–1961Dundee (loan)
1961–1965Dundee14(0)
1965–1967Falkirk17(0)
Total31(0)
Teams managed
1977–1986Clyde
1986–1993Scotland U21
1993–2001Scotland
1994–1995Scotland B
2002–2004Preston North End
2009–2010Motherwell
2010–2013Aberdeen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Brown died on 26 June 2023, five days before his 83rd birthday.[4]

References

  1. The Game of My Life, Craig Brown, Kings Road Publishing, 2013, ISBN 9781782192695
  2. BBC Sport - Aberdeen post £589k trading loss after McGhee departure
  3. Craig Brown neuer Trainer[dead link]
  4. Craig Brown: Scotland's longest-serving manager dies aged 82. BBC Sport. 26 June 2023. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65956495. Retrieved 26 June 2023.