Bobby Brown

Robert Brown (19 March 1923 – 15 January 2020) was a Scottish international football player and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for Queen's Park, Rangers and Falkirk and made five international appearances for Scotland. He managed St Johnstone at club level and the Scotland national team from 1967 to 1971. Brown was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

Playing career Club Brown was born in Anderson Drive, Denny, Stirlingshire. He made his debut as a goalkeeper for Queen's Park in 1939, when he was still attending school. This posting allowed him to play as a guest in the wartime leagues for Portsmouth, Chester, Chelsea and Plymouth Argyle. It was Brown who was selected to play as the club won a rare trophy, the Glasgow Cup, during that campaign. Due to the wartime conditions he made no official Scottish Football League or Scottish Cup appearances in his time with the Spiders, but did play 105 times for the first team.

At the end of the 1945–46 season Brown left Queen's Park for Rangers, where he played for ten years. During his time at Ibrox he played on a part-time basis while working as a teacher. Brown's status as a part-time player subsequently caused difficulty with the Rangers manager Bill Struth, who wanted Brown to leave teaching and play football full-time. His strong club form was rewarded with a full international call up and, in January 1946, he made his Scotland debut in a Victory International friendly against Belgium;

Managerial career After retiring as a player and leaving his teaching job in 1958, Brown became manager of St Johnstone. Brown was retired and still lived in Helensburgh. He was inducted into the Rangers FC Hall of Fame and into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2015. Brown was featured in Episode 4 A Better World of the BBC Two documentary Britain's Greatest Generation broadcast in May 2015.

Brown died of natural causes on 15 January 2020 at the age of 96. He was survived by three daughters, Carolyn, Alison and Gillian.

Honours Manager St Johnstone Scottish Division Two: 1959–60, 1962–63

Scotland British Home Championship: 1966–67