Brown was the manager of Scotland when they famously defeated Sir Alf Ramsey’s England 3-2 at Wembley in 1967 PABobby Brown could vouch for the authority and strict management of Bill Struth, who ruled Rangers for 34 years: he felt the full force of the Ibrox disciplinarian. Brown, who has died at the age of 96, was the last line in the famous Iron Curtain defence and was a model of consistency. The goalkeeper missed only one league match in six years, played in 179 consecutive matches and achieved 109 clean sheets during his 296 appearances. However, he incurred the wrath of Struth for a goal he conceded in the 1948 Scottish Cup final against Morton in front of a crowd of 131,975. He once told me: “There was a tremendous gale blowing up and down Hampden, and it was emphasised clearly that not…

Source: The Times January 17, 2020 00:06 UTC