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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Craig Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 26 June 2023 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Ayr, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kilmarnock Amateurs[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1961 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1957–1958 | → Coltness United (loan) | ||
| 1960–1961 | → Dundee (loan) | ||
| 1961–1965 | Dundee | 14 | (0) |
| 1965–1967 | Falkirk | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 31 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–1986 | Clyde | ||
| 1986–1993 | Scotland U21 | ||
| 1993–2001 | Scotland | ||
| 1994–1995 | Scotland B | ||
| 2002–2004 | Preston North End | ||
| 2009–2010 | Motherwell | ||
| 2010–2013 | Aberdeen | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Craig Brown CBE (1 July 1940 – 26 June 2023) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. After his playing career with Rangers, Dundee and Falkirk was curtailed by a series of knee injuries, Brown entered management with Clyde in 1977. He then coached various Scotland youth teams until he was appointed Scotland manager in 1993. He held this position until 2001, the longest tenure for a Scotland manager, and they qualified for the UEFA Euro 1996 and 1998 FIFA World Cup tournaments. He later managed Preston North End, Motherwell and Aberdeen. He retired from management in 2013 and was appointed a non-executive director of Aberdeen.