Douglas Alexander Brown (born 21 March 1958) is a former
footballer
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who played as a
forward for
Sheffield United
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. Born in England, he played for the
Australia B national team.
Born in
Poole in
Dorset
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,
Brown started his career in Scotland where he was signed by
Aberdeen
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on 16 July 1976
but failed to make the breakthrough into the first team.
On May 17, 1978
he moved to
Clydebank for a short spell before being signed by English side
Sheffield United
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on 2 March 1979, making his league debut the following day in a 1–1 draw against
Oldham Athletic
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The history of Oldham Athletic be ...
.
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.
Following his departure from United, Brown returned to his former trade as an engineering fitter. Brown worked for his father,
George Brown George Brown may refer to:
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* George Loring Brown (1814–1889), American landscape painter
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* G ...
, who was a building sub-contractor. George Brown had also been a Football League player, with
Southport
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Southport lies on the Iris ...
and
Bradford Park Avenue.
Honours
Club
Domestic with
South Melbourne
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*
National Soccer League
:Champions:
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
:Conference Winners: 1984,
1985
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Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
*Buffalo Gold Cup
:Winners: 1984
*
Hellenic Cup
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:Winners: 1984
Individual
National Soccer League Top Goalscorer
*1983 – 16 goals
*1984 – 22 goals
Preston Makedonia Top Goalscorer
*1982 – 11 goals
Fawkner
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The ma ...
Top Goalscorer
*1987 – 14 goals
*1988 – 8 goals
Australia B Leading Goalscorer
*1984 – 2 goals
Career statistics
Club
International
International goals
:''Scores and results list Australia B's goal tally first.''
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Dougie
1958 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Poole
Footballers from Dorset
Australian soccer players
Australia men's B international soccer players
English footballers
English emigrants to Australia
Australian people of Scottish descent
English people of Scottish descent
Anglo-Scots
Men's association football forwards
Scottish Football League players
English expatriate footballers
English Football League players
Aberdeen F.C. players
Clydebank F.C. (1965) players
Sheffield United F.C. players
National Soccer League (Australia) players
Preston Lions FC players
South Melbourne FC players
Heidelberg United FC players
Footballers from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire