Following the sad passing of the iconic Craig Brown earlier this week, there have been countless tributes paid to a towering figure in Scottish football. The number and heartfelt nature of these tributes shows the regard in which he was held across the game.
Scottish football is mourning former national team manager Craig Brown, who has passed away aged 82.
— UEFA (@UEFA) June 26, 2023
Brown managed @ScotlandNT 71 times between 1993 and 2001.
Rest in peace, Craig.
Everyone at the club are extremely saddened to learn of the passing of former player Craig Brown, aged 82.
— Dundee Football Club (@DundeeFC) June 26, 2023
The thoughts of everyone at the Kilmac Stadium are with Craig’s family and friends at this very sad time.https://t.co/UasA83asxW pic.twitter.com/TgmwkLz02v
Following the sad passing of our beloved former manager, director and ambassador, Craig Brown, some of his friends and former colleagues have shared their memories of the great man.
— Aberdeen FC (@AberdeenFC) June 27, 2023
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former manager Craig Brown.
— Motherwell FC (@MotherwellFC) June 26, 2023
The thoughts and condolences of everyone at Motherwell FC are with Craig’s family and close friends at this very sad time.
Everyone at Clyde is incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of our former manager Craig Brown
— Clyde FC (@ClydeFC) June 26, 2023
Craig took charge of 409 games from 1977 to 1986 and won Second Division championship twice with the Bully Wee
Our thoughts are with Craig’s family and friends at this sad time pic.twitter.com/sdTRm6EqkP
🤍 As a club, we're deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our former manager Craig Brown.
— Preston North End FC (@pnefc) June 26, 2023
Our thoughts go out to his family and friends at this difficult time.#pnefc pic.twitter.com/2DQ7aJGFZz
Was a few weeks since I last spoke to you “Faither”….was an absolute honour to have been part of your teams Craig .
— Colin Hendry (@BraveheartCH) June 26, 2023
Undoubtedly the biggest influence on my career .
May you rest in peace 🏴
An outstanding man and human being x pic.twitter.com/U3HdXCC9tZ
Sir Alex Ferguson has spoken warmly about his good friend and fellow manager, Craig Brown, who sadly passed away today at the age of 82 ❤️
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) June 26, 2023
Sad news today , Craig Brown brought my childhood dream to reality , to play for my country , thanks Craig 🙏🏻💗🏴. Thoughts and prayers are with his family . pic.twitter.com/c5TZrKigmF
— Simon Donnelly (@SimonDonnelly13) June 26, 2023
Devastated to hear the news of the passing of the great man Craig Brown.
— Paul Dickov (@OfficialPDickov) June 26, 2023
Gave me my debut at every level of International football from U16s to being a full international & forever grateful to him.
An unbelievable football man & an even more exceptional person.
RIP gaffer 🙏🏻🏴 pic.twitter.com/mdaYpoHFDk
We are deeply saddened to hear of Craig Brown's passing. After retiring from playing in 1967, Craig became a coach and was assistant to Andy Roxburgh before taking on the role of Scotland manager for himself. Craig later managed Preston North End, Motherwell and Aberdeen. pic.twitter.com/zAKlcC8eXv
— Scottish Football Museum (@SFootballMuseum) June 26, 2023
“He was brilliant. He loved a laugh.” ❤️
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) June 27, 2023
“I can see him with a big smile on his face.”
Ally McCoist shares his favourite memories of his former manager, the late Craig Brown. pic.twitter.com/bpemVckklb
A towering figure of the Scottish game, Craig Brown & the Scotland team he managed gave us many good memories over the years.
— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) June 26, 2023
You would be hard pressed to find a man who loved Scotland as passionately as he did.
My thoughts with his family & friends at this sad time. https://t.co/bJMEZhASbu
Such sad news. Condolences to Craig’s family, friends and everyone who knew him through the game he loved so much ⚽️ https://t.co/22PakMMP5d
— Northern Ireland (@NorthernIreland) June 26, 2023
Sending our condolences to Craig's family, friends and everyone at the @ScottishFA at this difficult time.
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) June 26, 2023