Alistair Brown (footballer, born 1951), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alistair Brown (footballer, born 1951)

British footballer

Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1951

Place of Birth: Musselburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession: association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alistair Brown (born 12 April 1951) is a Scottish former football player who played as a striker.
He made 496 league appearances over an eighteen-year career in the English Football League, scoring 141 goals. He began his career at Leicester City, and helped to fire the "Foxes" to promotion out of the Second Division in 1970–71.
He then helped the club to win the 1971 Charity Shield, before he moved on to West Bromwich Albion.
He helped the "Baggies" to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1975–76, before helping the club to qualify for European football.
He spent some time in 1981 playing in America for the Portland Timbers.
In 1983, he moved to Walsall via Crystal Palace.
He signed with Port Vale in July 1984, and helped the "Valiants" to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1985–86, before he retired in May 1986.
A quality finisher, he was the top-scorer over the course of at least one season at Leicester, West Brom, Walsall, and Port Vale.
He later worked as a pub landlord and warehouseman in the Midlands.