John Brownlie was born on 11 March 1952 and is a Scottish former football player and coach, currently assistant manager of East Stirlingshire.
13 Facts About John Brownlie
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John Brownlie later managed Cowdenbeath, Meadowbank Thistle, East Stirlingshire, Arbroath and Berwick Rangers.
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John Brownlie joined Hibernian from Pumpherston Juniors in 1969 and remained at Easter Road for nine years.
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John Brownlie was part of the 1972 League Cup winning team and earned runners-up medals in 1972 and 1974.
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John Brownlie later played for Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Berwick Rangers and Blyth Spartans.
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In 1988 John Brownlie gained his first managerial appointment at Cowdenbeath and won promotion from the Scottish Second Division before his departure in 1992.
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John Brownlie subsequently joined Clyde, where he worked as assistant manager under Alex Smith.
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Just after Christmas in 1993, John Brownlie was offered the chance to succeed Donald Park as Meadowbank Thistle manager.
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John Brownlie signed a two-year deal but resigned after managing only five matches, having achieved a promotion at work which involved working on Saturdays.
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John Brownlie later returned to East Stirlingshire as a coach, taking temporary charge of the first team in 2008 after the resignation of Gordon Wylde.
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John Brownlie was appointed manager of Berwick Rangers in May 2019 ahead of a relegation play-off, which they lost to Cove Rangers.
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John Brownlie was replaced by Ian Little as Berwick manager after they were relegated to the Lowland League.
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John Brownlie rejoined East Stirlingshire as a coach in July 2020, and later stepped up to become assistant manager of the club after Andy Rodgers left on 4 January 2021.