John Brownlie
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 March 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Caldercruix, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pumpherston Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1978 | Hibernian | 211 | (14) |
| 1978–1982 | Newcastle United | 124 | (2) |
| 1982–1984 | Middlesbrough | 12 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Hartlepool United | 19 | (1) |
| 1985–1986 | Berwick Rangers | 15 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Blyth Spartans | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 381 | (17) | |
| International career | |||
| 1971–1975 | Scotland | 7 | (0) |
| 1972 | Scottish League XI[1] | 1 | (0) |
| 1972–1976 | Scotland under-23[2] | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1992 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| 1993–1994 | Meadowbank Thistle | ||
| 1997–1998 | East Stirlingshire | ||
| 2000–2003 | Arbroath | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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John Brownlie (born 11 March 1952) is a Scottish former football player who played for Pumpherston Juniors, Hibernian, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Berwick Rangers, Blyth Spartans and Scotland. He was a right back.
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Player career
Hibernian
Brownlie joined Hibernian from Pumpherston Juniors in 1969 and remained at Easter Road for nine years. He was part of the 1972 League Cup winning team and also earned runners-up medals in 1972 (Scottish Cup) and 1974 (League Cup).
Newcastle United and Beyond
He later played for Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Berwick Rangers and Blyth Spartans. Following his retirement in 1986, he ran a hotel in the English North-East. [3]
Manager and Coaching Career
Cowdenbeath
In 1988 Brownlie gained his first managerial appointment at Cowdenbeath and won promotion from the Scottish Second Division before his departure in 1992.
East Stirlingshire
He subsequently joined Clyde, where he worked as assistant manager under Alex Smith, before managing East Stirlingshire from 1997 until 1998.
Arbroath
After a spell running the youth teams at Raith Rovers, Brownlie managed Arbroath between 2000 and 2003 where he led the club to promotion from the Scottish Second Division and kept them in the Scottish First Division for two seasons.
He later returned to East Stirlingshire as a coach, taking temporary charge of the first team in 2008 after the resignation of Gordon Wylde.
His son Paul was also a professional footballer.[4]
Honours and Achievements
Player
- Hibernian
- Scottish League Cup: winners 1971-72
Manager
- Cowdenbeath
- Scottish Second Division: promotion 1991-92
- Arbroath
- Scottish Second Division: promotion 2000-01
References
External links
- Use British English from May 2011
- Use dmy dates from May 2011
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from North Lanarkshire
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Berwick Rangers F.C. players
- Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- The Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish football managers
- Cowdenbeath F.C. managers
- East Stirlingshire F.C. managers
- Arbroath F.C. managers
- Livingston F.C. managers
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scottish Football League managers
- Scotland under-23 international footballers
