noel brotherston - fact file

1974 - 1977            winger

Born on 18th November 1956 in Dundonald near Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Played as a winger and started playing for Dundonald Boys, with the North Down District team and Northern Ireland Boys.  Noel played for his local side North Down Boys.

Signed as an apprentice at Spurs in September 1972, Noel became a regular in the youth and reserve teams in his early years at White Hart Lane.  Noel was an ever-present in Youth team in 1973-74 and in played in the winning FA Youth Cup side that season, making three appearances in the reserve team too.  He was upgraded to a full professional in April 1974, but only made one appearance for the club.

Later signed for Blackburn Rovers in 1977 and gave them good service over ten years at Ewood Park.  .

Became a full Northern Ireland international.

Having retired from the game, Noel started a career as a painter and decorator in Blackburn.

Noel Brotherston died of a heart attack at the young age of 38 on 6th May 1995 in Blackburn, Lancashire.

 

 

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Career Record
 
Club Signed Fee Debut Apps Goals
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (apprentice) September 1972 - - - -
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (professional) April 1974 - 13th March 1976  v Aston Villa (First Division) (home)  won 5-2 1 0
Blackburn Rovers 1977 ?? ??  317 40
Bury 1987 ?? ??  38 4
Scarborough 1988 Loan ??  5 0

Career Record
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
- League appearances; goals
- FA Cup appearances; goals
- League Cup appearances; goals
European appearances; goals
Blackburn Rovers
- League appearances; goals
- FA Cup appearances; goals
- League Cup appearances; goals
- Other appearances; goals
Bury
- League appearances; goals
- FA Cup appearances; goals
- League Cup appearances; goals
- Other appearances; goals
Scarborough
- League appearances; goals
- FA Cup appearances; goals
- League Cup appearances; goals
- Other appearances; goals
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- League appearances; goals
- FA Cup appearances; goals
- League Cup appearances; goals
- Other appearances; goals

Honours
Northern Ireland international
27 full caps;  3 goals
1 as a sub Under-21 caps; 0 goals
3 Schoolboy caps
FA Youth Cup winners medal 1973-74  (THFC)

Milestones
- appearance

 

1975

Noel won a Northern Ireland Youth cap v Iceland in Reykjavik and was a sub in the return match in Belfast.
 

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             Appearances

Season League FA Cup League Cup European/European Cup Winners Cup/UEFA Cup Football Combination South-East Counties Division 1 South-East Counties Division 2
1973-1974 (THFC) - - - - 3 - -
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