Bill Brown part 1

Last updated : 07 April 2014 By Shaded

Bill Brown was one of the greatest Scottish goalkeepers of the post-war period and is a legendary figure at both Dundee and Tottenham Hotspur Football Clubs. At Dundee he was a member of the League Cup winning team in 1951-52. He went on to be a member of the Tottenham Hotspur team that was the first team in the modern age to win the English League and Cup Double in 1960-61. This was followed by another FA Cup win in 1962. They then became the first British team to win a European Trophy. The European Cup Winners Cup in 1963. 

 

He won 28 full Scottish caps and represented the country at the World Cup Finals in Sweden in 1958. He was his countries most capped goalkeeper. A record which only fell in 1979. He also represented his country by playing at Scotland Schoolboys, Youth and ‘B’ levels as well as playing for the Scottish League XI.

William Dallas Fyfe Brown was born an only child in Arbroath on October 8th 1931.  He had a trial for Scottish Schoolboys playing at outside left. Only later switching to goalkeeper when the Arbroath High School’s regular goalkeeper was injured. After leaving school he started an apprenticeship as an electrician, whilst on the pitch he progressed from juvenile sides Arbroath Cliffburn and Carnoustie Juveniles to junior club Carnoustie Panmure. Bill played for Scotland Schoolboys V Wales in 1947. He joined Dundee shortly before his 18th birthday after being pursued by a number of clubs from both sides of the border. At Dundee he gained future international honours at Youth level.