Brian Tawse

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Brian Tawse
Personal information
Full name Brian Tawse [1]
Date of birth (1945-07-30) 30 July 1945 (age 77)
Place of birth Ellon, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1963–1964 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964–1965 Arsenal 5 (0)
1965–1970 Brighton & Hove Albion 102 (14)
1970–1971 Brentford 22 (1)
1971Folkestone (loan)
Durban City
Total129(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Tawse (born 30 July 1945) is a Scottish former professional footballer who made over 100 appearances in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion as a winger.

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Career

Born in Ellon, Tawse played in the Football League for Arsenal, Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford and made a total of 129 appearances between 1964 and 1971. [2] [3] [4] [5] He later played in South Africa for Durban City. [6] [7]

Personal life

Tawse lived in South Africa for 17 years and as of January 2018, [8] he was living in Westdene. [9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 1964–65 [4] First Division 50000050
Brentford 1969–70 [5] Fourth Division 130130
1970–71 [5] 910010101
Total2210010231
Career total2710010281

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References

  1. "Brian Tawse". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. "Profile". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. Brian Tawse at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  4. 1 2 "Brian Tawse". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 390–391. ISBN   0951526200.
  6. Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 31. ISBN   978-1906796709.
  7. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 158. ISBN   0955294916.
  8. "Tiger's volley was denied its place in FA Cup history". 25 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  9. "Albion Nostalgia: Why Brian Tawse thought he had toppled Chelsea". The Argus. Retrieved 25 December 2021.