Allan Brown (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan Duncan Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Kennoway, Fife, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 20 April 2011 (aged 84) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1950–1954 | Scotland | 14 | (6) |
| 1950 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 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 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Allan Duncan Brown (12 October 1926 – 20 April 2011) was a Scottish football player and manager.
Brown, who was born in Kennoway, Fife, started his professional playing career at East Fife, joining them in 1944 from his local side Kennoway. Brown made 62 league appearance 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 Blackpool for a fee of £26,500 (then the largest fee received by a Scottish club), joining compatriots Jackie Mudie, Ewan Fenton, Hugh Kelly and goalkeeper George Farm, where he earned the nickname Bomber. At Blackpool he enjoyed success; however, he missed the Seasiders' 1951 FA Cup Final appearance after injuring his knee ten days earlier. He also missed the famous 1953 FA Cup Final victory after breaking his leg whilst scoring an 88th-minute winner in the quarter-final against Arsenal on 28 February 1953. On 22 October 1955, Brown was placed on the transfer list of his own volition, reportedly telling club manager Joe Smith he would "only sign for a Scottish club [...] I want to get back over the Border". Brown was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006. Organised by the Blackpool Supporters Association, Blackpool fans around the world voted on their all-time heroes. Five players from each decade are inducted; Brown is in the 1950s.
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