Billy Brown (footballer, born 1950)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Musselburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Cowdenbeath (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1970 | Hull City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1973 | Motherwell | 9 | (0) |
| 1973–1978 | Raith Rovers | 92 | (5) |
| 1978–1979 | Newtongrange Star | ||
| 1979–1984 | Musselburgh Athletic | ||
| Total | 101 | (5) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011 | Hibernian (caretaker) | ||
| 2012–2013 | East Fife | ||
| 2017– | Cowdenbeath | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Billy Brown (born 20 December 1950 in Musselburgh) is a Scottish football player and coach, who is currently the manager of Scottish League Two club Cowdenbeath. He previously managed East Fife. Brown played in the Scottish Football League for Motherwell and Raith Rovers. He then became a football coach, working at Berwick Rangers, Falkirk, Hearts, Bradford City and Kilmarnock with longtime colleague Jim Jefferies.
Brown began his career at Hull City going on to play for Motherwell and Raith Rovers. His senior playing career was ended by a cruciate ligament injury at the age of 28. He continued to play at a junior level with Newtongrange Star and Musselburgh Athletic whilst with Musselburgh he became a coach.
Brown became assistant manager to Jim Jefferies, an old school friend from Musselburgh Grammar School, at Berwick Rangers in 1988. Since then he has followed him to Falkirk, Hearts, Bradford City and Kilmarnock. After leaving Kilmarnock with Jefferies in January 2010, Brown and Jefferies returned to Hearts soon afterwards. Jefferies and Brown were sacked by Hearts on 1 August 2011.
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