Douglas Alexander Brown (born 21 March 1958) is a former footballer who played as a forward for Sheffield United.
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Douglas Alexander Brown[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1958-03-21) 21 March 1958 (age 64)[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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
National team | |||
1984 | Australia B | 5 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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 May 17, 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][4]
Domestic with South Melbourne
National Soccer League Top Goalscorer
Preston Makedonia Top Goalscorer
Fawkner Top Goalscorer
Australia B Leading Goalscorer
Club | Season | Division | League[lower-alpha 1] | National Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Other[lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Aberdeen[2] | 1976–77 | Scottish Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1977–78 | Scottish Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Clydebank[3] | 1978–79 | Scottish First Division | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
Sheffield United[1] | 1978–79 | English Second Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
1979–80 | English Third Division | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 4 | |
Total | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 5 | ||
Stranraer[5] | 1980–81 | Scottish Second Division | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
Preston Makedonia | 1981[6] | National Soccer League | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 |
1982[7] | National Soccer League | 28 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3[8] | 1 | 31 | 12 | |
1983[9] | National Soccer League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 53 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 63 | 21 | ||
South Melbourne | 1983[10] | National Soccer League | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 19 |
1984[11] | National Soccer League | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5[12] | 2 | 37 | 24 | |
1985[13] | National Soccer League | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5[14] | 1 | 29 | 11 | |
1986[15] | National Soccer League | 3 | 0 | 1[16] | 3 | 4[17] | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
Total | 86 | 48 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 105 | 57 | ||
Heidelberg United | 1986[15] | National Soccer League | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
1987[18] | National Soccer League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[19] | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
Total | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 | ||
Fawkner | 1987[20] | Victorian State League | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4[21][22] | 5 | 26 | 19 |
1988[23] | Victorian State League | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2[24][25] | 1 | 26 | 9 | |
Total | 46 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 28 | ||
Career total | 242 | 100 | 14 | 9 | 39 | 16 | 295 | 125 |
Australia B[26] | ||
---|---|---|
Year | Apps | Goals |
1984 | 5 | 2 |
Total | 5 | 2 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 7 June 1984 | Adamstown Oval, Newcastle | ![]() | 2–4 | 2–4 | Friendly |
2. | 17 June 1984 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
NSL awards | |
---|---|
Player of the Year | |
U21 Player of the Year |
|
Top scorer |
|
From 1989–90 onwards, the Player of the Year award has been known as the Johnny Warren Medal. |