John Gerald Brogan (born 9 March 1954) is a Scottish professional

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player and

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. He played for several Scottish clubs in the 1970s and 1980s, scoring 273 goals in all competitions during his career. He remains

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's record goalscorer.

Playing career

Brogan began his senior career at Albion Rovers in 1972, signing from

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club Blantyre Celtic. He moved to

in February 1977, scoring 6 goals in 15 games to help the Saints avoid relegation from the

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. Brogan was the First Division's joint-top goalscorer in 1979–80 and in 1982–83, scored 36 goals in all competitions as St Johnstone won the title and promotion to the Premier 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

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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 finished his career with a six-year spell at

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Coaching career

Brogan joined

in July 1987 and was appointed

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in January 1989. He guided the club to the Second Division Championship in 1991, a

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between 1995 and 1996. Following his spell at Gayfield, he moved into Junior football, forming a managerial partnership with former Clyde player Martin Clark. The pair took charge of East Region outfit Armadale Thistle in 1996 then moved to Blantyre Victoria a year later, winning promotion for the Vics in 1998. Brogan and Clark took charge of East Kilbride Thistle in November 1999, with Brogan assuming full control when Clark left to join the

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youth set-up in 2002. With East Kilbride, he won the Sectional League Cup in 2002 and promotion from Central District First Division in 2006. Brogan took over as the manager of

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in 2008, leading the club to two successive promotions. He left the club in March 2014. Brogan join new

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side BSC Glasgow as manager in May 2014. He resigned in September 2014 and was appointed manager of

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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

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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 *

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: 1990–91 *

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: 1991–92

Managerial statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brogan, John 1954 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Albion Rovers F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish football managers Scottish Junior Football Association players Stirling Albion F.C. managers Arbroath F.C. managers Blantyre Celtic F.C. players Footballers from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire Scottish Football League managers Albion Rovers F.C. managers Scottish Professional Football League managers Scottish Junior Football Association managers