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Derek Brownbill Personal information Full name Derek Anthony Brownbill Date of birth 4 February 1954 Place of birth Liverpool, England Playing position Forward Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1973–1974 Liverpool 1 (0) 1975–1978 Port Vale 92 (13) 1978 Cleveland Cobras 1978–1980 Wigan Athletic 48 (8) Stafford Rangers Oswestry Town Morecambe Witton Albion Warrington Town Total 141+ (21+) Teams managed Warrington Town Curzon Ashton * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Derek Anthony Brownbill (born 4 February 1954) is a former English footballer who played as a forward. He played in the Football League for Liverpool and Port Vale between 1973 and 1978, before spells with American side Cleveland Cobras and English non-league clubs Wigan Athletic, Stafford Rangers, Oswestry Town, Morecambe, Witton Albion, and Warrington Town.
Playing career
Derek Brownbill came through the youth ranks at Liverpool and played one game for the club.[1] Liverpool manager Bob Paisley rejected a bid of £20,000 from Bury because he had already made a verbal agreement with Vale coach Reg Berks.[2] He joined Port Vale from Liverpool for £5,000 in February 1975. He appeared regularly in the side until August 1976, only being selected occasionally thereafter and being handed a free transfer in May 1978.[3] During his time at Vale Park the crowd used to barrack him for being big and clumsy, when in fact it was part of manager Roy Sproson's plan for Brownbill to shield the ball and allow attacking midfielders Brian Horton and Terry Bailey to get forward and score goals (Horton and Bailey got 27 goals between them in 1974–75 with Brownbill's support).[3]
He emigrated to the United States with the Cleveland Cobras, only to return to the UK with Wigan Athletic, later moving on to Stafford Rangers, Oswestry Town, Morecambe and Witton Albion before becoming the player-manager of Warrington Town.
Management career
After leaving his post at Warrington Town he became the manager of Curzon Ashton.
He was the Director of Football at Warrington Town until 2009.[4]
References
- ^ "LFC Past Players". Liverpool FC. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/past-players/derek-brownbill. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ^ Kent, Jeff (December 1991). Port Vale Tales: A Collection Of Stories, Anecdotes And Memories. Witan Books. pp. 42. ISBN 0950898163.
- ^ a b Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 46. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200.
- ^ "Dave Hughes and Derek Brownbill step down from Warrington Town roles". Warrington Guardian. 2009. http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/warringtontownfc/warringtontownfc/4510040.Hughes_and_Brownbill_step_down_from__day_to_day_running_/. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
Categories:- 1954 births
- Living people
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- Cleveland Cobras players
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- Association football forwards
- The Football League players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Stafford Rangers F.C. players
- Oswestry Town F.C. players
- Morecambe F.C. players
- Witton Albion F.C. players
- Warrington Town F.C. players
- English football managers
- Sportspeople from Liverpool
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