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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Craig Brown | ||
Date of birth | 1 July 1940 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 26 June 2023 | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Ayr, Scotland | ||
Playing position | Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
Kilmarnock Amateurs[1] | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1961 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
1957–1958 | → Coltness United (loan) | ||
1960–1961 | → Dundee (loan) | ||
1961–1965 | Dundee | 14 | (0) |
1965–1967 | Falkirk | 17 | (0) |
Total | 31 | (0) | |
Teams managed | |||
1977–1986 | Clyde | ||
1986–1993 | Scotland U21 | ||
1993–2001 | Scotland | ||
1994–1995 | Scotland B | ||
2002–2004 | Preston North End | ||
2009–2010 | Motherwell | ||
2010–2013 | Aberdeen | ||
* 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
- ↑ The Game of My Life, Craig Brown, Kings Road Publishing, 2013, ISBN 9781782192695
- ↑ BBC Sport - Aberdeen post £589k trading loss after McGhee departure
- ↑ Craig Brown neuer Trainer[dead link]
- ↑ 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.