Ally Brazil

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Ally Brazil
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-12-10) 10 December 1958 (age 63)
Place of birth Currie, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1986 Hibernian 203 (7)
1986–1987 Hamilton Academical 24 (0)
1987–1992 Forfar Athletic 136 (3)
Total 363 (10)
National team
1978 Scotland U21[1] 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ally Brazil (born 10 December 1958) is a Scottish former footballer, who played over 200 league games for Hibernian. He played in all three games of the marathon 1979 Scottish Cup Final, which Hibs lost in extra time of the second replay. He later went on to work as a bus driver for Lothian Buses.[2]

His son, Alan Brazil, played for Arbroath, Stenhousemuir and Berwick Rangers as a striker.[3][4][5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ally Brazil". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Interview: Ally 'Benny' Brazil on the buses, his Hibs heyday and finally winning". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. ^ [1] Archived 11 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "ARBROATH : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. ^ "STENHOUSEMUIR : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  6. ^ "BERWICK RANGERS : 1955/56 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

External links[]

  • Ally Brazil at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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