Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1923)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunipace, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1946 | Queen's Park | ||
| 1946–1956 | Rangers | 211 | (0) |
| 1956–1958 | Falkirk | 23 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1946–1952 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| 1949–1952 | Scottish League | 8 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1958–1967 | St Johnstone | ||
| 1967–1971 | Scotland | ||
| 1982 | Hull City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Robert "Bobby" Brown (born 19 March 1923) is a former Scottish international footballer and manager. He was born in Dunipace, Stirlingshire.
Brown made his debut as a goalkeeper for Queen's Park in 1939. He went on to establish himself as the first-choice goalkeeper for the next two seasons, but like many others at this time, his appearances were interrupted by the Second World War, where he served in the Navy as a physical training instructor. During this time, he played as a guest in wartime leagues for Portsmouth, Chester, Chelsea and Plymouth Argyle.
Brown played in several wartime internationals and, in his last season at Hampden in 1945–46, he shared the Queen's Park goalkeeper's jersey with another future Scottish international, Ronnie Simpson. His form was rewarded with a full international call up and, in January 1946, he made his Scotland debut in a friendly against Belgium. He remains the last amateur player to earn a full international cap for Scotland and is also the last player to earn a full Scotland cap whilst still a signed player at Hampden.
At the end of the 1945–46 season Brown left Queen's Park for Rangers, where he played for ten years. During his time at Rangers he won five League championships and four Scottish Cups. He also won a further four caps for Scotland before moving to Falkirk in 1956. He appeared eight times for the Scottish League between 1949 and 1952. He played for Falkirk for two years, after which he retired from playing.
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