Craig Brown (footballer, born 1940)
Scottish footballer and manager (1940–2023)
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Position(s) | 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 change
- ↑ 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[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Craig Brown: Scotland's longest-serving manager dies aged 82". BBC Sport. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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