Chic Brodie (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Thomas George Brodie | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | , Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 24 April 2000 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Ealing, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Partick Avondale | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1957 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 1957–1958 | Gillingham | 18 | (0) |
| 1958–1961 | Aldershot | 95 | (0) |
| 1961 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| 1961–1963 | Northampton Town | 87 | (0) |
| 1963–1971 | Brentford | 199 | (0) |
| 1971–1973 | Margate | ||
| 1973–1974 | Wealdstone | ||
| 1974–1975 | Maidstone United | ||
| National team | |||
| Scotland Schoolboys | |||
| 1953–1954 | Scotland Juniors | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Charles Thomas George "Chic" Brodie (22 February 1937 – 24 April 2000) was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who made 400 appearances in The Football League, most notably for Brentford, Aldershot and Northampton Town. His professional career came to an end in 1970 when he was seriously injured after colliding with a dog which had run onto the field of play.
Born in , Brodie began his career with Junior clubs and Partick Avondale before signing for Manchester City of the Football League First Division in March 1954. He spent four years with the club, playing understudy to the popular German goalkeeper Bert Trautmann, but failed to break into the first team and departed in July 1957.
Brodie dropped down the leagues to join Gillingham of the Third Division South in July 1957. He spent one season with the Kent-based club, during which he played 22 times.
Brodie joined Fourth Division side Aldershot in July 1958. At the time he was completing his National Service and was stationed in the town. He remained at the Recreation Ground until February 1961 and departed having made 106 appearances for the club.
Brodie secured a move back to the top-flight when he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers for a then-club record £9,000 in February 1961. He played just one match for Wolves, before departing Molineux in September 1961.
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