Alistair Brown (footballer, born 1951)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alistair Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Musselburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1971 | Leicester City | 101 | (31) |
| 1971–1983 | West Bromwich Albion | 279 | (72) |
| 1981 | → Portland Timbers (loan) | 24 | (9) |
| 1983 | Crystal Palace | 11 | (2) |
| 1983–1984 | Walsall | 38 | (13) |
| 1984–1986 | Port Vale | 67 | (22) |
| Total | 520 | (149) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alistair "Ally" Brown (born 12 April 1951) is a Scottish former football player who played as a striker. He made 496 league appearances over an eighteen-year career in the Football League, scoring 141 goals.
He began his career at Leicester City, and helped to fire the "Foxes" to promotion out of the Second Division in 1970–71. He then helped the club to win the 1971 Charity Shield, before he moved on to West Bromwich Albion. He helped the "Baggies" to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1975–76, before helping the club to qualify for European football. He spent some time in 1981 playing in America for the Portland Timbers. In 1983, he moved to Walsall via Crystal Palace. He signed with Port Vale in July 1984, and helped the "Valiants" to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1985–86, before he retired in May 1986. A quality finisher, he was the top-scorer over the course of at least one season at Leicester, West Brom, Walsall, and Port Vale. He later worked as a pub landlord and warehouseman in the Midlands.
Brown started his career at Leicester City, who were relegated out of the First Division in 1968–69. They finished third in the Second Division in 1969–70, two points shy of promotion. Brown finished as the club's top scorer in 1970–71 with 17 goals, as Leicester claimed promotion as the division's champions under Frank O'Farrell's stewardship. He played in the 1971 FA Charity Shield victory over Liverpool at Filbert Street. He was the club's top scorer again in 1971–72 under Jimmy Bloomfield, scoring seven goals, including one against rivals Nottingham Forest. He made 121 appearances for the "Foxes" in all competitions, scoring 35 goals. He then left Filbert Street for West Bromwich Albion.
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