John Brownlie

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John Brownlie
Personal information
Full name John Brownlie [1]
Date of birth (1952-03-11) 11 March 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Caldercruix, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Pumpherston Juniors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total381(17)
International career
1971–1975 Scotland 7 (0)
1972 Scottish League XI [2] 1 (0)
1972–1976 Scotland under-23 [3] 5 (0)
Managerial career
1988–1992 Cowdenbeath
1994 Meadowbank Thistle
1997–1998 East Stirlingshire
2000–2003 Arbroath
2019 Berwick Rangers
2020-2022 East Stirlingshire(Assistant Manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Brownlie (born 11 March 1952) is a Scottish former football player and coach, currently assistant manager of East Stirlingshire.

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Brownlie played as a right back for Pumpherston Juniors, Hibernian, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Berwick Rangers, Blyth Spartans and the Scotland national team. Brownlie later managed Cowdenbeath, Meadowbank Thistle, East Stirlingshire, Arbroath and Berwick Rangers.

Playing career

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. [4]

Coaching career

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. Just after Christmas in 1993, Brownlie was offered the chance to succeed Donald Park as Meadowbank Thistle manager. [5] He signed a two-year deal but resigned after managing only five matches, having achieved a promotion at work which involved working on Saturdays. [6] [7]

Brownlie later managed East Stirlingshire from 1997 until 1998.

After a spell running the youth teams at Raith Rovers, Brownlie managed Arbroath between 2000 and 2003 where he led the club to promotion from the Scottish Second Division and kept them in the Scottish First Division for two seasons.

He later returned to East Stirlingshire as a coach, taking temporary charge of the first team in 2008 after the resignation of Gordon Wylde.

Brownlie was appointed manager of Berwick Rangers in May 2019 ahead of a relegation play-off, [8] which they lost to Cove Rangers. He was replaced by Ian Little as Berwick manager after they were relegated to the Lowland League. [9]

Brownlie rejoined East Stirlingshire as a coach in July 2020, [10] and later stepped up to become assistant manager of the club after Andy Rodgers left on 4 January 2021. [11]

Personal life

His son Paul was also a professional footballer. [12]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year [13]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 197110
197250
1973
1974
197510
Total70

Managerial record

As of 18 May 2019

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Cowdenbeath 19881992
Meadowbank Thistle 199319945131020.00
East Stirlingshire 19971998
Arbroath September 2000October 2003127333460025.98
Berwick Rangers May 2019May 20193003000.00
Total130333463025.38

Honours

Player

Hibernian

Manager

Cowdenbeath

Arbroath

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  6. "No headline". The Herald. 1 February 1994. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  7. "No headline". The Herald. 3 February 1994. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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  11. "East Stirlingshire FC". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  12. "Sons and Daughters". Bob Dunning. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  13. John Brownlie at the Scottish Football Association