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Craig Brown (footballer, born 1940)

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Craig Brown
CBE
Personal information
Full name James Craig Brown
Date of birth (1940-07-01)1 July 1940
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 26 June 2023(2023-06-26) (aged 82)
Place of death Ayr, Scotland
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Kilmarnock Amateurs[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1961 Rangers 0 (0)
1957–1958Coltness United (loan)
1960–1961Dundee (loan)
1961–1965 Dundee 14 (0)
1965–1967 Falkirk 17 (0)
Total 31 (0)
Teams managed
1977–1986 Clyde
1986–1993 Scotland U21
1993–2001 Scotland
1994–1995 Scotland B
2002–2004 Preston North End
2009–2010 Motherwell
2010–2013 Aberdeen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Craig Brown CBE (1 July 1940 – 26 June 2023) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He was the manager of Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen[2] after he left Motherwell in December 2010.[3] He was born in Hamilton, Scotland.

Brown died on 26 June 2023, five days before his 83rd birthday.[4]

References

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  1. The Game of My Life, Craig Brown, Kings Road Publishing, 2013, ISBN 9781782192695
  2. BBC Sport - Aberdeen post £589k trading loss after McGhee departure
  3. Craig Brown neuer Trainer[permanent dead link]
  4. "Craig Brown: Scotland's longest-serving manager dies aged 82". BBC Sport. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.