Derek Brownbill

Liverpool

Brownbill came through the youth ranks at Liverpool to turn professional at the age of 18; he featured in the 1972 FA Youth Cup final defeat to Aston Villa. He made his only appearance for the senior team on 15 September 1973, in a 1–1 draw with Birmingham City at St Andrew's.

Port Vale

Brownbill joined Port Vale for £5,000 in February 1975. Liverpool manager Bob Paisley rejected a bid of £20,000 from Bury because he had already made a verbal agreement with Vale coach Reg Berks. Brownbill scored his first senior goal in a 1–0 home win over Charlton Athletic on 3 March, when he headed in a free-kick from John Brodie. Brownbill finished the 1974–75 season with four goals in 16 Third Division appearances. He hit nine goals in 41 games in 1975–76, including five in the FA Cup. He scored the equalising goal in a 2–2 draw with Southern League side Grantham in which he had been standing offside. He then scored all four goals in the replay, a 4–1 win. He was named as Vale's clubman of the year. He lost his first-team place in August 1976, and scored three goals in 23 games in 1976–77. Manager Roy Sproson was sacked in October 1977, however, Brownbill failed to re-establish himself in the first XI under new boss Bobby Smith; he went on to score three goals in 28 appearances in 1977–78. During his time at Vale Park the crowd used to barrack him for being big and clumsy, when in fact it was part of Roy Sproson's plan for Brownbill to shield the ball and…

He spent six seasons in charge at Warrington Town, winning the North West Counties Football League Division One title in the 1989–90 campaign. He later became the manager of Curzon Ashton. He was the Director of Football at Warrington Town until 2009.

Club

Managerial

Playing

Liverpool

FA Youth Cup runner-up: 1972

Managerial

Warrington Town

North West Counties Football League Division One: 1989–90