Duggie Brown (soccer)

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Duggie Brown
Personal information
Full name Douglas Alexander Brown [1]
Date of birth (1958-03-21) 21 March 1958 (age 66) [1]
Place of birth Poole, Dorset, England [1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Airdrie Academicals
Chapel Hill BC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1978 Aberdeen 0 (0)
1978–1979 Clydebank 12 (1)
1979–1980 Sheffield United 25 (2)
1980–1981 Stranraer 7 (2)
1981–1983 Preston Makedonia 53 (18)
1983–1986 South Melbourne 86 (48)
1986–1987 Heidelberg United 13 (7)
1987–1988 Fawkner 46 (22)
International career
1984 Australia B 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Douglas Alexander Brown (born 21 March 1958) is a former footballer who played as a forward for Sheffield United. Born in England, he played for the Australia B national team.

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Born in Poole in Dorset, [1] Brown started his career in Scotland where he was signed by Aberdeen on 16 July 1976 [2] but failed to make the breakthrough into the first team. [1] On 17 May 1978 [3] he moved to Clydebank for a short spell before being signed by English side Sheffield United on 2 March 1979, making his league debut the following day in a 1–1 draw against Oldham Athletic. [1]

Described by the press as an 'enthusiastic' player Brown was unable to establish himself as a first team player and eventually left United in October 1980 after playing 31 games in total and scoring five goals. [1]

Following his departure from United, Brown returned to his former trade as an engineering fitter. Brown worked for his father, George Brown, who was a building sub-contractor. George Brown had also been a Football League player, with Southport and Bradford Park Avenue. [1]

Brown later emigrated to Australia, signing with local giants South Melbourne Hellas in the National Soccer League. In four seasons at the club, he established himself as one of its greatest ever figures, twice finishing as the league's highest scorer and leading the club to the 1984 championship. [4] He has been honoured as a nominee in the club's Hall of Champions. [5]

Honours

Club

Domestic with South Melbourne

Champions: 1984
Conference Winners: 1984, 1985
Winners: 1984
Winners: 1984

Individual

National Soccer League Top Goalscorer

Preston Makedonia Top Goalscorer

Fawkner Top Goalscorer

Australia B Leading Goalscorer

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonDivisionLeague [lower-alpha 1] National Cup [lower-alpha 2] Other [lower-alpha 3] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen [2] 1976–77 Scottish Premier Division 00000000
1977–78 Scottish Premier Division00000000
Total00000000
Clydebank [3] 1978–79 Scottish First Division 1213120172
Sheffield United [1] 1978–79 English Second Division 91000091
1979–80 English Third Division 1610063224
Total2520063315
Stranraer [6] 1980–81 Scottish Second Division 72210093
Preston Makedonia 1981 [7] National Soccer League 2572100278
1982 [8] National Soccer League2811203 [9] 13112
1983 [10] National Soccer League00003131
Total531841626321
South Melbourne 1983 [11] National Soccer League281633003119
1984 [12] National Soccer League3222005 [13] 23724
1985 [14] National Soccer League2310105 [15] 12911
1986 [16] National Soccer League301 [17] 34 [18] 083
Total86485614310557
Heidelberg United 1986 [16] National Soccer League1270000127
1987 [19] National Soccer League10005 [20] 262
Total1370052189
Fawkner 1987 [21] Victorian State League 2214004 [22] [23] 52619
1988 [24] Victorian State League248002 [25] [26] 1269
Total462200665228
Career total2421001493916295125
  1. ↑ Includes NSL Conference and Championship play-offs
  2. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup, and NSL Cup.
  3. ↑ Includes League Cup, Scottish League Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Ampol Cup, Buffalo Gold Cup, Hellenic Cup, Buffalo Cup, Dockerty Cup, and Victorian State League Cup.


International

Australia B [27]
YearAppsGoals
198452
Total52

International goals

Scores and results list Australia B's goal tally first. [27]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 June 1984Adamstown Oval, Newcastle Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers 2–42–4 Friendly
2.17 June 1984 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Flag of Greece.svg Iraklis 1–11–1 Friendly


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