James Keith Brown (born 3 October 1953) is a Scottish former
footballer
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.
Brown attended Musselburgh Grammar School and was signed from Midlothian boys by English football club
Aston Villa
Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...
in May 1969 following a recommendation by scout Peter Doherty. He was Aston Villa's youngest ever player to play in a first team game at 15 years 349 days, a record which still stands to this day, playing at left-back. He signed professional in 1970. He played in 75 League matches for Villa scoring 1 goal. He also played in 12 Cup games. Brown won the
FA Youth Cup
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with Villa in 1972 before being sold to
Preston North End
Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...
in October 1975.
Brown left Preston in 1978, and signed for
Greek club
Ethnikos.
Greece 1978/79
RSSSF. He returned to English football two years later with Portsmouth, and ended his senior career after a season with Scottish club Hibernian.
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1953 births
Living people
Footballers from South Lanarkshire
Men's association football midfielders
Scottish men's footballers
Scottish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Aston Villa F.C. players
Preston North End F.C. players
Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players
Portsmouth F.C. players
Hibernian F.C. players
Worcester City F.C. players
English Football League players
Scottish Football League players
People from Bothwell
People educated at Musselburgh Grammar School
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