Darren Brownlie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Ayr United | 14 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Partick Thistle | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Cowdenbeath | 23 | (1) |
| 2015–2020 | Queen of the South | 122 | (4) |
| 2020–2023 | Partick Thistle | 47 | (1) |
| 2023 | Dundalk | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:28, 5 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Darren Brownlie (born 10 April 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a centre-back for League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk. He previously played for Ayr United, Cowdenbeath, Queen of the South and Partick Thistle over two spells.
Career[edit]
Ayr United[edit]
Born in Bellshill, Brownlie started his career at Ayr United. Brownlie debuted for the Honest Men on 8 July 2012 in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, playing the full match of a 3–1 defeat, away to East Stirlingshire.[2] Two weeks later, Brownlie made his first Scottish Football League appearance, playing the full match in a 1–1 Scottish Division Two draw with Stenhousemuir at Somerset Park.[3] In the last of his 16 league games that season, a 2–1 loss at Forfar Athletic, Brownlie was sent off after two bookings, the first for conceding a penalty kick, with a foul on Chris Templeman and the second for dissent after the referee's decision to award the spot kick.[4]
Partick Thistle and Cowdenbeath[edit]
In August 2013, Brownlie joined Partick Thistle. Brownlie scored in a 4–0 win over Falkirk for the Firhill club's under-20's that month[5] but did not make a senior appearance and was loaned out to Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath on 17 January 2014 for the remainder of that season.[6] Brownlie made 11 league appearances for the Blue Brazil and also played their four play-off matches as they retained their status in the second tier of Scottish football, with victories over former club Ayr United and Dunfermline Athletic respectively.[7]
At that end of the season Brownlie joined Cowdenbeath on a permanent deal.[8] Brownlie played 23 league games in a season which ended in relegation, although Brownlie did manage to score his first senior career goal on 14 February 2015, away to Dumbarton in a match the Blue Brazil won 2–1.[9]
Queen of the South[edit]
On 17 June 2015, Brownlie returned to the Scottish Championship, after signing for Queen of the South. The Queens manager at that time, James Fowler, had been a team-mate of Brownlie's at Central Park, in a loan spell in Fife in 2014 from parent club Kilmarnock.[10]
On 28 April 2018, Brownlie extended his contract to remain with the Doonhamers until the end of the 2018-19 season.[11]
Before the start of the 2018-19 season, Brownlie picked up an injury that kept him out of the first-team squad at Palmerston until February 2019.
On 26 February 2019, Brownlie started his first match of the 2018-19 season, in a 1-0 defeat at Cappielow versus Greenock Morton.[12]
On 23 May 2019, Brownlie extended his contract with Queens until the end of the 2019-20 season.[13]
On 5 October 2019, Brownlie scored the winning goal in the Doonhamers 1-0 win versus Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium in the 60th minute.[14]
Return to Partick Thistle[edit]
During December 2019, Brownlie signed a pre-contract to join Partick Thistle during the 2020 close season, although on 27 January 2020, Brownlie departed the Doonhamers and signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Thistle for an undisclosed fee before the end of the January 2020 transfer window.[15]
Following winning the League One title with Thistle, Brownlie added an extra year on to his contract with the club.[16]
Brownlie scored his first Thistle goal in a 4-1 defeat in the Scottish Cup to Premiership side Aberdeen.[17]
Brownlie scored his first league goal for Thistle, opening the scoring in a 2-2 draw away to Raith Rovers on the final league game of the 2022/23 season.[18]
Following Partick Thistle’s premiership play off final defeat on penalties to Ross County Brownlie left Thistle.[19]
Dundalk[edit]
On 6 July 2023, Brownlie signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk.[20]
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
- Partick Thistle
References[edit]
- ^ "Darren Brownlie". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Ramsdens Cup: East Stirlingshire 3–1 Ayr United". BBC Sport. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "McMillan to to(sic) the rescue". Scottish Professional Football League. 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Forfar Athletic 2–1 Ayr United: Forfar secure play-off berth". STV Sport. 4 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Brownlie settles in at Thistle". Scottish Professional Football League. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Partick Thistle: St Mirren's Lee Mair switches to Firhill". BBC Sport. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Burns, Cheri (18 May 2014). "Dunfermline 0–3 Cowdenbeath". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Cowdenbeath will have full-time element for new campaign". Central Fife Times. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dumbarton 1–2 Cowdenbeath". BBC Sport. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Queen of the South recruit three young players". BBC Sport. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "QosFC: Manager Thanks Players As Rebuild Begins". www.qosfc.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "QoS : Report - Greenock Morton 26.2.19". www.qosfc.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "QosFC: Brownlie Signs Up". www.qosfc.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Queens inflict defeat on McCall's home bow". Retrieved 29 November 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "QosFC: Brownlie Joins Thistle". www.qosfc.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/darren-brownlie-extends-contract-until-2023/
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63209224
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65420802
- ^ https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/player-update-8th-june-2023/
- ^ https://www.dundalkfc.com/new-signing-darren-brownlie/
- ^ "Partick Thistle seal League 1 title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
External links[edit]
- Darren Brownlie at Soccerbase
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bellshill
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- Queen of the South F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland