William Hogg Brownlie (1882 – 30 April 1943) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Hogg Brownlie | ||
| Date of birth | 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 30 April 1943 (aged 60–61) | ||
| Place of death | York County, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Strathclyde | ||
| 1904–1910 | Hamilton Academical | 163 | (0) |
| – | Baracas | ||
| – | Toronto Scottish | ||
| 1919–1921 | Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock | ||
| 1921–1923 | Toronto Scottish | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
His senior career in Scotland was spent solely with hometown club Hamilton Academical where he spent six full seasons and the first part of a seventh[1] before emigrating to Canada. He won the minor Lanarkshire Cup on three occasions,[2] but had left before any matches were played in the 1910–11 Scottish Cup in which the Accies reached the final.
Brownlie had some success playing in North America, winning the provincial Ontario Cup in 1918[3][4] and the United District Football League in 1919[5] with Toronto Scottish (where he was noted for his defensive partnership with Geordie Campbell)[6] before being signed by American side Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock.[7][8] There he won the American Cup in 1920 with a surprise win over the dominant team of the time, Bethlehem Steel,[9] then the National Challenge Cup (later known as the U.S. Open Cup) in 1921, beating St. Louis Scullin Steel.[10][11] By now a veteran in his late 30s, Brownlie then returned to Canada and Toronto Scottish, adding a Robertson Cup to his collection in 1922[12] (he was not involved in their further Ontario Cup finals of that period).[4]
References
edit- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Brownlie, William (1904), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
- ^ 1918 Season, National Soccer League
- ^ a b Ontario Cup Final Teams, Canadian Soccer History
- ^ 1919 Season, National Soccer League
- ^ Hall of Fame | Geordie Campbell, Canada Soccer
- ^ Brownlie, SoccerStats.us
- ^ Brownlee, SoccerStats.us [only Robins Dry Dock stats refer to him]
- ^ Steel Soccer Team Playing In hard Luck Loses 1 To 0, The Globe Bethlehem, May 3, 1920; via Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club
- ^ Brooklyn Soccer Team Wins Title, New York Times, April 20, 1921
- ^ The US Open Cup Final: 1914-present | 1920/1921 Final, Josh Hakala, TheCup.us, September 30, 2011
- ^ 1922 Season, National Soccer League
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