Noel Brotherston

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Noel Brotherston
Personal information
Full name	Noel Brotherston
Date of birth	(1956-11-18)18 November 1956
Place of birth	Dundonald, Northern Ireland
Date of death	6 May 1995(1995-05-06) (aged 38)
Place of death	Blackburn, England
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1974–1977	Tottenham Hotspur	1	(0)
1977–1987	Blackburn Rovers	317	(40)
1987–1989	Bury	38	(4)
1988	→ Scarborough (loan)	5	(0)
1989	Motala AIF
National team
1978	Northern Ireland U21	1	(0)
1980–1985	Northern Ireland	27	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Noel Brotherston (18 November 1956 – 6 May 1995) was an international footballer for Northern Ireland.

Club career

A winger, he played in the Football League for Tottenham, Blackburn Rovers, Bury, and Scarborough.

Noel was well remembered for his characteristic hairstyle that seemed to emphasise his jinking runs down the wing. He was a fans' favourite at Blackburn^[1] and became a painter and decorator in the town when he retired as a player.

International career

Brotherston made his debut for Northern Ireland in a May 1980 friendly match against Scotland and has won 27 international caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[2] and played at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Noel played in a famous 1-0 win for Northern Ireland over Israel that allowed the team to qualify for the World Cup finals for the first time in 24 years. He also scored the winning goal against Wales in 1980 to give Northern Ireland the British Championship trophy in the Irish Football Association's centenary year.

Death

He died of a heart attack aged just 38.

References

↑ Where are they now? - BBC
↑ Noel Brotherston – FIFA competition record

External links

Noel Brotherston at National-Football-Teams.com
Intl career stats - EU-Football
Noel Brotherston — international appearances at Sporting Heroes
NIFG profile
Profile - Tottenham Hotspur

v t e Northern Ireland squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup

1 Jennings 2 J. Nicholl 3 Donaghy 4 McCreery 5 C. Nicholl 6 J. O'Neill 7 Brotherston 8 M. O'Neill (c) 9 Armstrong 10 McIlroy 11 Hamilton 12 McClelland 13 Nelson 14 Cassidy 15 Finney 16 Whiteside 17 Platt 18 Jameson 19 Healy 20 Cleary 21 Campbell 22 Dunlop Coach: Bingham

Persondata
Name	Brotherston, Noel
Alternative names
Short description	Northern Irish footballer
Date of birth	18 November 1956
Place of birth	Dundonald, Northern Ireland
Date of death	6 May 1995
Place of death	Blackburn, England

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