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Derek Brownbill came through the junior ranks at Anfield before signing professional forms around his 18th birthday.

He only played once for the first-team, a league match away to Birmingham City on September 15th 1973. He was replaced by Brian Hall when Liverpool were losing 0-1 and Hall promptly scored the equaliser with just 5 minutes left.

After leaving Anfield in February 1975, Derek went on to play 140 league games in the lower divisions for Port Vale and Wigan Athletic. He emigrated to USA to play for Cleveland Cobras and then went home again to play amateur football.

Other clubs:
Port Vale, Wigan, Cleveland Cobras (USA), Stafford Rangers, Oswestry Town (Wales), Morecambe, Witton Albion, Warrington Town