Craig Brown (footballer born 1940)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Craig Brown CBE | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958–1960 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1965 | Dundee | 78 | (2) |
| 1965–1967 | Falkirk | 42 | (1) |
| Total | 120 | (3) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1977–1986 | Clyde | ||
| 1986–1993 | Scotland U21 | ||
| 1993–2001 | Scotland | ||
| 2002–2004 | Preston North End | ||
| 2009–2010 | Motherwell | ||
| 2010–2013 | Aberdeen | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James Craig Brown CBE (born 1 July 1940) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. He is currently a non executive director of Aberdeen. Brown was manager of Scotland from 1993 to 2001, the longest tenure for a Scotland manager and was undefeated in 50 of his 70 games in charge. Under Brown, Scotland qualified for both UEFA Euro 1996 in England and the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. He has also managed Aberdeen, Motherwell, Preston North End and Clyde.
He was awarded the CBE in 1999 for services to football. He has 2 Honorary Doctorates, a BEd(Hons) and BA degree.
Brown was born in Glasgow, but brought up in Hamilton. Educated at the former Hamilton Academy, Brown played for the school in Scottish schools competitions and in youth and junior international teams, before joining Rangers in 1958 from Coltness United.
He failed to find a regular first team place, and moved to Dundee on loan in January 1960. Brown was the first signing of Dundee manager Bob Shankly. The move was made permanent in the summer of 1960. Brown always travelled with the Dundee first team squad but as this was before substitutes were commonly used, he didn't make a competitive appearance until November 1961 when captain Bobby Cox was injured. Brown played in nine consecutive league games before becoming injured himself on 31 March in a 3-2 win against bottom placed Stirling Albion. Dundee won the Scottish league title that season and Brown's nine appearances entitled him to a medal. Brown stayed at Dundee for four and a half injury dogged years. He was never a first team regular and only made 16 appearances for the Dark Blues.
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