John Brogan

John Gerald Brogan (born 9 March 1954) is a Scottish professional football player and manager. He played for several Scottish clubs in the 1970s and 1980s, scoring 273 goals in all competitions during his career. He remains St Johnstone's record goalscorer.

Playing career

Brogan began his senior career at Albion Rovers in 1972, signing from Junior club Blantyre Celtic. He moved to St Johnstone in February 1977, scoring 6 goals in 15 games to help the Saints avoid relegation from the First Division.

After St Johnstone were relegated from the Premier Division at the end of 1983–84 season, Brogan remained in the division after signing for Hibernian. The move did not work out however, and after a spell on loan at Ayr United, he joined his hometown club Hamilton Academical in December 1984. Brogan enjoyed a successful spell at Accies under the management of John Lambie and was the club's top scorer in each of his three seasons. Hamilton were First Division champions in 1985–86 with Brogan winning the divisional player of the year award. He left the club in March 2014.

Brogan join new Lowland League side BSC Glasgow as manager in May 2014. He resigned in September 2014 and was appointed manager of Lanark United later that month. He left Lanark in August 2017 to become manager of Wishaw Juniors. Brogan resigned from Wishaw in February 2018.

In May 2018, Brogan was appointed manager of Scottish League Two club Albion Rovers, where he had been a player in the mid-1970s. Brogan left Albion Rovers in October 2018 after a 2–0 defeat to Formartine United in the 2018–19 Scottish Cup, and with the team sitting in the bottom position of League Two.

Honours

Manager Stirling Albion Scottish Second Division : 1990–91 Stirlingshire Cup : 1991–92

Managerial statistics