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Real name	Scott Brown
Height	5.10
Weight	11.02
Date of birth	25-06-1985
Place of birth	Dunfermline
Position	Forward
Nationality	Scotland
International Caps
International Goals

Signed on	16-05-2007
Fee	Signed (£4.4m from Hibs)

KDS Honours

• 25-Aug-07 MOTM 07-08 Celtic 5-0 Hearts SPL
• 02-Sep-07 MOTM 07-08 St Mirren 1-5 Celtic SPL
• 24-Nov-07 MOTM 07-08 Celtic 3-0 Aberdeen SPL

New Season

• 10-Aug-08 MOTM 08-09 Celtic 1-0 St Mirren SPL
• 30-Sep-08 MOTM 08-09 Villarreal 1-0 Celtic CL
• 18-Oct-08 MOTM 08-09 ICT 1-2 Celtic SPL
• 25-Oct-08 MOTM 08-09 Celtic 4-2 Hibs SPL
• 08-Nov-08 MOTM 08-09 Celtic 2-0 Motherwell SPL
  

Biog

Celtic beat rivals Rangers to the capture of highly-rated Hibs midfielder Scott Brown in May 2007.

After the Ibrox club had signed Kevin Thomson, Brown’s midfield partner with the Edinburgh club, in January it was wrongly assumed by the media and the Rangers support that the Scotland international would soon follow his friend south of the Clyde. The arrogant Rangers support were so confident Brown was theirs– after being assured it was a ‘done deal’ by Clyde FM pundit and ex-Ger Derek Johnstone – they even taunted the Easter Road support with a chorus of "Scott Brown, we’re gonna take Scott Brown…".

But on May 16th the Bhoys paid a reported £4.4 million to beat Rangers, Tottenham and Everton for Brown’s signature. Ironically, just three days after th move was agreed Brown scored against the Hoops in a league match at Easter Road. The transfer was a record fee between Scottish clubs and an accurate reflection of the then 21-year-old’s growing reputation.

It would however prove to be a difficult first season at Parkhead for Brown. Tenacious, a strong runner and with bags of ability Brown certainly certainly showed glimpses of the attributes which made him the most sought after Scottish midfielder in years. But despite some great showings inconsistency and a lack of discipline would mean the player never really hit the heights expected. Consequently he lost his place in the side during the title run in following a suspension due to his high number of bookings.

That didn’t stop a delighted Brown joining in the Championship celebrations at Tannadice but the player’s joy hid a personal sadness which would put any footballing issues into perspective. Just days after the title party it was announced that Scott’s younger sister had passed away following a battle with skin cancer.

It says everything about Brown’s strength of character that he was able to produce the standard of performance he did while having to deal with such sad circumstances off the pitch.

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But what of the done deal at Rangers that was alleged by various radio stations?
"It just shows you radio stations talk just as much crap as you do. Everyone was saying I had signed for Rangers when I was sitting in my house. They said I was at Murray Park."
Scott Brown to a laughing press pack at his unveiling (2007)