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Bill Brown

1931 – 2004

Scottish footballer

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About Bill Brown

Lived 1931 – 2004 (aged 73). Bill Brown was a British association football player.

Tottenham Hotspur in 1960 with Bill Brown, John Hollowbread and Danny Blanchflower in the team with Bill Nicholson as manager. William Dallas Fyfe Brown (8 October 1931 – 30 November 2004) was a Scottish football goalkeeper.

Brown played for Dundee between 1949 and 1959, and for Tottenham Hotspur between 1959 and 1966. He was part of the Spurs team that won the Double of Football League and FA Cup in 1961 - the first club to achieve the feat in the 20th century. He was also capped 28 times for the Scotland national team.

Career Dundee

Brown played as a youth for Carnoustie Panmure. He started his senior career with Dundee as a teenager and made over 200 appearances in the Scottish Football League.

Tottenham Hotspur

Brown was signed in 1959 for £16,500 to Tottenham Hotspur in June 1959. He was at White Hart Lane for seven years, winning the Double in 1961 missing only one game the entire season. He also helped the team win the FA Cup again in 1962, and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1963. He produced one of his best performances in the match against Bratislava in quarter-final of 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup.

International Brown was capped 28 times for Scotland and played in the 1958 World Cup. He also played for his country at 'B' team, youth and schoolboy level. Brown also represented the Scottish League XI while he was with Dundee.

After playing After he finished playing, he stayed in Canada and worked as a property developer and for the government. He died in 2004, aged 73. The news broke just before Tottenham played a League Cup tie against Liverpool and, as a tribute, they wore black armbands for the occasion.

Honours Dundee Scottish League Cup: 1951–52

Tottenham Hotspur Football League First Division: 1960–61 FA Cup: 1960–61, FA Charity Shield: 1961, 1962 European Cup Winners' Cup: 1962–63

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William Dallas Fyfe Brown

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Bill Brown?

Scottish footballer (1931–2004)

When was Bill Brown born?

Bill Brown was born on 8 October 1931 in Arbroath.

When did Bill Brown die?

Bill Brown died on 30 November 2004 in Simcoe.

What was Bill Brown's occupation?

Bill Brown was an association football player.

What nationality was Bill Brown?

Bill Brown was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bill Brown

· Wikidata: Q861977

· DBpedia: Bill Brown (footballer, born 1931)

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