Former Toffees League 勝利者 Brown passes away after a long illness

By Simon Jones for the Daily Mail

Published: 17:43 BST, 8 April 2014 | Updated: 17:43 BST, 8 April 2014

Former Everton defender Sandy Brown has passed away に引き続いて a long illness.

Brown, who was 75, played 31 times for Everton during the League 選手権 winning （選挙などの）運動をする of 1970, having joined the club in September 1963 from Partick Thistle.

Renowned as an uncompromising, no-nonsense defender, the Scot was also （軍隊を）展開する，配備するd as a 防御の midfielder by 経営者／支配人 Harry Catterick.

Passed away: Former Everton defender Sandy Brown has died 老年の 75 に引き続いて a long illness

League 勝利者s: Brown (fourth from left, 支援する 列／漕ぐ／騒動) was part of Everton's 1970 League winning team

His versatility even led to him playing up 前線 in a European Cup 勝利者s’ Cup second 一連の会議、交渉／完成する, second 脚 tie against Real Zaragoza in 1966. Brown struck the only goal to earn Everton a 1-0 勝利，勝つ.

In fact he played in every position during his Everton career, 含むing goalkeeper against Newcastle 部隊d, after Gordon West was sent off.

His most unfortunate moment （機の）カム with a みごたえのある 長，率いるd own goal in the Merseyside derby of December 1969.

Stalwart: Brown made more than 250 外見s for the Toffees between 1963 and 1971

Moving on: Brown moved to Shrewsbury Town in 1971

Brown’s sscored 11 goals in 253 外見s before 出発／死ing Goodison for Shrewsbury Town in May 1971.?

After his time at Shrewsbury, Brown returned to Merseyside and played his final games for Southport before retiring from the game in 1973.