Alexander Dewar Brown (24 March 1939 – 8 April 2014) was a Scottish footballer, best known as an Everton player where he played from 1963 until 1971.
Career The Scottish utility man was signed from Partick Thistle for £38,000 in September 1963. Brown had represented the Scottish League earlier that month. The athletic hard man played in several positions. Harry Catterick saw his ability to read the game and played him in front of the back four when it was needed. Against West Ham he was deployed to intercept through balls toward Hurst and Peters.
He was most effective as an overlapping full-back but also played as an emergency attacker and scored against Real Zaragoza in a European game during the 1966–67 season. In fact he played in every position during his Everton career, including goalkeeper. This came after Gordon West was sent off in a game against Newcastle United. He played four games on Everton's way to the 1966 FA Cup Final but didn't play at Wembley and missed out on a winner's medal. He did achieve silverware though, picking up a League Champions medal for the 1969-70 season with Everton.
Arguably his most memorable moment was an own goal scored during the Merseyside Derby in that championship-winning season. Many pundits including Saint and Greavsie celebrated the goal in later years, with Danny Baker referring to it is "the own goal by which all other own goals are surely measured" in his video 'Own Goals and Gaffs'. In total he played 251 games in all competitions for Everton, scoring 11 goals.Since 1888. Retrieved on 8 June 2008
After leaving Everton in May 71 he made a further 21 appearances for Shrewsbury. He moved again the next season to Southport and played 19 games during the 1972-73 season. He then moved to Northern Premier League Fleetwood for the 1973-74 season, playing a further 54 games. After he retired from playing football, Brown worked in a biscuit factory. He died in April 2014 following long illness. Career statistics ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPartick Thistlehttp://www.thethistlearchive.net/sandy-brown1957–58First Division71000000401111958–59First Division2000000020401959–60First Division150300000402201960–61First Division340201000304301961–62First Division340308000104301962–63First Division3476281001049101963–64First Division100052000062Total12781422230015017513Everton1963–64First Division300500000003501964–65First Division285100040003351965–66First Division160400010002101966–67First Division201400010002521967–68First Division251202100002921968–69First Division401504000004911969–70First Division360104000004101970–71First Division14120002000181Total2099240101810025111Shrewsbury Town1971–72Third Division21030100000250Southport1972–73Fourth Division19000200000210Career total376174123548115044826
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Southport FC Player Profile