Fred Brown (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frederick Brown | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 1895 | ||
Place of birth | Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
Place of death | Gainsborough, England | ||
Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
unknown | unknown | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1913–1919 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
1919–1923 | Sheffield United | 38 | (8) |
1923–1924 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | (3) |
1924–1927 | Gillingham | 95 | (26) |
1927–1928 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 21 November 2007 (UTC) |
Frederick "Fred" Brown (born Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 28 June 1895, died Gainsborough, November 1960) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. His clubs included Sheffield United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham.[1]
Career
The younger brother of former Sheffield United and England striker Arthur Brown[2] Fred started his career with his hometown club of Gainsborough Trinity. During the war he would regularly guest for Sheffield United as he had taken up a job in a munitions factory in the city.[2] After a spell in the army he joined the Blades on a full-time basis after the end of World War I where he played for four seasons. Never a regular first choice he made only 44 appearances for the club before moving to Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham.[2]
References
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- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
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- 1895 births
- 1960 deaths
- People from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
- English footballers
- The Football League players
- Association football forwards
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs