Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Brownlie | ||
Date of birth | 11 March 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Caldercruix, Scotland | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Pumpherston Juniors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1978 | Hibernian | 211 | (14) |
1978–1982 | Newcastle United | 124 | (2) |
1982–1984 | Middlesbrough | 12 | (0) |
1984–1985 | Hartlepool United | 19 | (1) |
1985–1986 | Berwick Rangers | 15 | (0) |
1986–1987 | Blyth Spartans | 0 | (0) |
Total | 381 | (17) | |
National team | |||
1971–1975 | Scotland | 7 | (0) |
1972 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
1972–1976 | Scotland under-23 | 5 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1988–1992 | Cowdenbeath | ||
1993–1994 | Meadowbank Thistle | ||
1997–1998 | East Stirlingshire | ||
2000–2003 | Arbroath | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
John Brownlie (born 11 March 1952) is a Scottish former football player and coach. He played for Pumpherston Juniors, Hibernian, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Berwick Rangers, Blyth Spartans and Scotland. He was a right back. Brownlie later managed Cowdenbeath, Meadowbank Thistle, East Stirlingshire and Arbroath
Brownlie joined Hibernian from Pumpherston Juniors in 1969 and remained at Easter Road for nine years. He was part of the 1972 League Cup winning team and also earned runners-up medals in 1972 (Scottish Cup) and 1974 (League Cup).
He later played for Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Berwick Rangers and Blyth Spartans. Following his retirement in 1986, he ran a hotel in the English North-East.
In 1988 Brownlie gained his first managerial appointment at Cowdenbeath and won promotion from the Scottish Second Division before his departure in 1992.
He subsequently joined Clyde, where he worked as assistant manager under Alex Smith, before managing East Stirlingshire from 1997 until 1998.