Hibs legend John Brownlie will take charge of Berwick Rangers as they prepare for the League Two play-off.
The 67-year-old was a member of the famous Turnbull’s Tornadoes side of the early 70s that won the League Cup and beat Hearts 7-0 at Tynecastle.
After nine seasons at Easter Road, he joined Newcastle United to team up again with his great pal John Blackley, and on Tyneside would become hugely popular with the Newcastle fans.
Later he would play for Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, a brief spell with the Swedish side Vasalunds, Berwick Rangers and Blyth Spartans before returning to Scotland to manage Cowdenbeath, East Stirling, Meadowbank Thistle and Arbroath.
In 2017 he was inducted into the Hibernian Hall of Fame.
The former Scotland international will be joined in the dug-out by Ian Little, 45, who previously managed the club from October 2011 to January 2014. The pair will replace Johnny Harvey after bottom spot was guaranteed with one league game to go. Harvey took over from Robbie Horn in October but the team has won just five of their 35 league matches this season. Berwick will play either Cove Rangers or East Kilbride over two legs as they bid to retain their SPFL status.
Highland League champions Cove Rangers take a 2-1 lead into their home leg against Lowland League winners East Kilbride.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
