Career
Brownlie began his career at Ayr United and was at Somerset Park for the 2012-2013 season, before moving onto Partick Thistle for the 2013-2014 season, where he failed to break into the first team squad at Firhill. Brownlie then had a loan spell during that season at Central Park with Cowdenbeath before signing for the Fife club permanently for the 2014-2015 season. Brownlie then moved to Dumfries to play for Queens at the start of the 2015-2016 season.
Ayr United
Born in Bellshill, Brownlie began his career at Ayr United.
He made his debut on 8 July 2012 in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, playing the entirety of a 3–1 defeat away to East Stirlingshire. Two weeks later, he made his first Scottish Football League appearance, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 Scottish Division Two draw with Stenhousemuir at Somerset Park.
In the last of his 16 league games that season, a 2–1 loss at Forfar Athletic, he was sent off for two bookings: the first for conceding a penalty kick with a foul on Chris Templeman, and the second for dissent of the referee"s decision to award the penalty. Partick Thistle and Cowdenbeath
In August 2013, Brownlie joined Partick Thistle.
He made eleven league appearances for the Blue Brazil, and also played their four play-off matches as they retained their status in the second tier with victories over his former club Ayr, and Dunfermline Athletic.
At the end of the season, Brownlie joined Cowdenbeath permanently. Queen of the South.
