Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1923)

Bobby Brown
Personal information
Full name Robert Brown[1]
Date of birth (1923-03-19)19 March 1923
Place of birth Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Date of death 15 January 2020(2020-01-15) (aged 96)
Place of death Helensburgh, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1946 Queen's Park 0 (0)
1946–1956 Rangers 211 (0)
1956–1958 Falkirk 23 (0)
International career
1945–1946 Scotland (wartime) 5 (0)
1946–1952 Scotland 5 (0)
1949–1952 Scottish League 8 (0)
Managerial career
1958–1967 St Johnstone
1967–1971 Scotland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
St Johnstone[2] 1958 1967 393 150 81 162 038.17
Scotland[a] 1967 1971 33 14 8 11 042.42
Total 426 164 89 173 038.50
  1. ↑ Includes five matches from the 1967 SFA tour (all wins) that were reclassified as full internationals in 2021.[3]

Honours

Manager

St Johnstone

  • Scottish Division Two: 1959–60, 1962–63[4]

Scotland

  • British Home Championship: 1966–67

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. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2022.


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