Allan Brown (footballer, born 1926)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan Duncan Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Kennoway, Fife, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 20 April 2011 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Blackpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) |
Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1944–1950 | East Fife | 62 | (20) |
| 1950–1956 | Blackpool | 158 | (68) |
| 1956–1960 | Luton Town | 151 | (51) |
| 1960–1962 | Portsmouth | 69 | (8) |
| 1964–1966 | Wigan Athletic | 67 | (22) |
| Total | 507 | (169) | |
| International career | |||
| 1950–1954 | Scotland[2] | 14 | (6) |
| 1950 |
Scottish League XI[3] | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1966 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 1966–1969 | Luton Town | ||
| 1969–1971 | Torquay United | ||
| 1972–1973 | Bury | ||
| 1973–1975 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 1976 | Southport | ||
| 1976–1978 | Blackpool | ||
| 1980–1981 | Southport | ||
| 1981–1982 | Blackpool | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Allan Duncan Brown (12 October 1926 – 20 April 2011) was a Scottish
As a player, Brown won the
Playing career
Brown, who was born in Kennoway, Fife,[4] started his professional playing career at East Fife, joining them in 1944 from his local side Kennoway.[5] Brown made 62 league appearances for the Fifers, scoring 20 goals as well as numerous cup appearances. He left in December 1950.
Brown made his full Scotland debut whilst with East Fife in April 1950, a 3–1 win over Switzerland at Hampden Park. This was followed in the same season by two further games away to Portugal and France, as well as helping his club team win the League Cup.
Brown moved to
While at Blackpool, Brown won a further eleven international caps, scoring against
Brown moved to
Brown moved to Portsmouth in March 1961.[5]
Managerial career
In August 1963, Brown joined then
He was not out of work for long, joining
On 20 June 1972, Brown became manager of Bury, leading them to twelfth place in Division Four at the end of his first season in charge. The following season, 1973–74, Bury started brightly, and would eventually be promoted in fourth place; Brown, however, had left on 19 November 1973, to manage Nottingham Forest, and took them to seventh place by the end of the season. The following season, Forest started badly and Brown upset the fans by selling Duncan McKenzie to Brian Clough's Leeds United. He was sacked on 3 January 1975, shortly after a 2–0 home defeat to local rivals Notts County. Clough replaced Brown at Forest.
On 5 May 1976, Brown was appointed manager of another of his former playing clubs, Blackpool, who at the time were in the Second Division. The following season saw them battle for promotion and eventually finish in fifth place, missing out on a return to Division One by two points. During the next season the club were again challenging for promotion, but after an argument with chairman Billy Cartmell, on 6 February 1978 Brown was sacked. Cartmell had made remarks in a daily newspaper about Brown's job being on the line despite five-goal home wins in recent games, to which Brown responded by calling the chairman a "back-stabbing rat", which the board felt was unacceptable.[11] After his departure, Blackpool won only one more game, dropped down the table, and were narrowly relegated at the end of the season.
Later that year he moved to
Death
Brown died on 20 April 2011,[4] at the age of 84.[12] A wreath was laid behind the South Stand goal before the fixture between Blackpool and Newcastle United at Bloomfield Road three days after his death.
Honours
As a player
- East Fife
- Scottish League Cup winner: 1949–50
As a manager
- Luton Town
- Division Four championship: 1967–68
References
- ^ "Allan Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Allan Brown - Scotland Football Record from 26 Apr 1950 to 19 Jun 1954 clubs - East Fife Blackpool". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Alan Brown - Scotland Football League Record from 22 Mar 1950 to 22 Mar 1950 clubs - East Fife". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b Vallance, Matt (22 April 2011). "Allan Brown". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ a b c http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/allanbrown.html Independent site profile
- ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
- ^ Stanley Matthews, The Way It Was (2000)
- ^ "Brown's Transfer Request". The Herald. Glasgow. 25 October 1955. p. 4. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ISBN 978-1-84547-182-8.)
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- ISBN 978-1-905411-50-4.
- ^ "Allan Brown dies, aged 84" Archived 27 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine – Blackpool Gazette, 20 April 2011
- Sources
- Calley, Roy (20 October 1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
- Singleton, Steve, ed. (2007). Legends: The great players of Blackpool FC (1 ed.). Blackpool. ISBN 978-1-84547-182-8.)
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - Mike Neasom, Mick Cooper & Doug Robinson (1984). Pompey: The History of Portsmouth Football Club. Milestone Publications. ISBN 0-903852-50-0.
