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Willie Brown (footballer Born 1950)
William Brown (born 5 February 1950 in Falkirk) is a Scottish people, Scottish former professional association football, footballer, who played as a centre forward. Willie Brown began his career as a junior at Burnley F.C., Burnley, turning professional in February 1967. His only league appearance for the Clarets came as a substitute for Dave Thomas (footballer born 1950), Dave Thomas in the 2–3 defeat away at West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion on 24 August 1968. In July 1969, he moved to Carlisle United F.C., Carlisle United on a free transfer, but was sent on loan to Barrow F.C., Barrow in September 1969, scoring once in 6 league games. He returned to Carlisle, scoring 8 goals in 19 league games that season, before leaving for Newport County A.F.C., Newport County in August 1970 for a fee of £1,500. He fitted into the Newport side and became a regular goalscorer, scoring 50 goals in 168 league appearances. Towards the end of the 1973–74 season, Brown found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkirk
Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 UK Census. The population of the town had risen to 34,570 according to a 2008 estimate, making it the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, 20th most populous settlement in Scotland. Falkirk is the main town and administrative centre of the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area, which has an overall population of 156,800 and inholds the nearby towns of Grangemouth, Bo'ness, Denny, Falkirk, Denny, Camelon, Larbert and Stenhousemuir, and the cluster of Falkirk Braes, Braes villages. The town is at the junction of the Forth and Clyde Canal, Forth and Clyde and Union Canal (Scotland), Union Canals, a location which proved key to its growth as a centre o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
