managed the club to a "double" of the Lancashire Amateur League Premier Division, which they won for the first time, and the Lancashire FA Amateur Cup, the first time Broughton had even reached the final. His humour, extrovert nature and managerial ability came out in his pre-Cup Final team talk: His influence extended throughout the club, from acting as "front man" for club functions to looking after the pitches. At the age of 70 he was running the club's third team, and, as of January 2009, was still "helping out" on the committee. Brown was married, with four children and several grandchildren. He spent the last months of his life in a Preston nursing home and died, aged 86, on 12 July 2012. Honours As player with Birmingham City Football League Second Division champions 1955 FA Cup finalist 1956 As player-manager with Scarborough North Eastern League champions 1963 North Eastern League Cup winners 1963 Midland League runners-up 1964 As manager with Broughton Amateurs' Lancashire Amateur League Premier Division champions 1981, 1983 Lancashire Football Association Cup winners 1981 Lancashire Amateur League Cup winners 1985 References External links Eddy Brown interview in Lancashire Evening Post (2003) Broughton F.C. website 1926 births 2012 deaths Footballers from Preston, Lancashire English footballers Association football forwards Preston North End F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players English football managers Scarborough F.C. managers Alumni of Durham University FA Cup Final players