Noel Brotherston
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Noel Brotherston (November 18, 1956, Belfast, Northern Ireland - May 6, 1995, Blackburn) was a footballer.
A winger, he played in the Football League for Tottenham, Blackburn Rovers, Bury, and Scarborough, and won 27 international caps for Northern Ireland, scoring 3 goals. He was a fans' favourite at Blackburn and became a painter and decorator in the town when he retired as a player, but died of a heart attack aged just 38.
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- Noel Brotherston — international appearances at Sporting Heroes
Northern Ireland squad - 1982 World Cup | ||
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1 Jennings | 2 J. Nicholl | 3 Donaghy | 4 McCreery | 5 C. Nicholl | 6 J. O'Neill | 7 Brotherston | 8 M. O'Neill | 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 |
Categories: 1956 births | 1995 deaths | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players | Blackburn Rovers F.C. players | Bury F.C. players | Scarborough F.C. players | Northern Irish footballers | Northern Ireland international footballers | People from Belfast | FIFA World Cup 1982 players | Northern Irish football biography stubs