James Brown (footballer, born 1862)

James Brown

Personal information
Full name	James Brown
Date of birth	31 July 1862
Place of birth	Blackburn, England
Date of death
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1881–1889	Blackburn Rovers	4	(0)
International career
1881–1885	England	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

The Blackburn Rovers team which won the FA Cup in 1884. Brown (front row, centre) holds the trophy.

James Brown (31 July 1862 – 4 July 1922) was an English association football player of the Victorian era. Born in Blackburn, he played for Blackburn Rovers and was part of the team that won the FA Cup in three successive seasons between 1884 and 1886 (captaining the side in 1885 and 1886), as well as appearing on the side which lost in 1882. He scored goals in both the 1885 and 1886 cup finals.

Brown was capped on five occasions by the England national team. His debut was against Wales on 26 February 1881. He was 18 years and 210 days old making him the 10th youngest player for England of all time. He scored his first goal against Ireland on 18 February 1882. His last cap was versus Scotland on 21 March 1885. He scored three goals in total for England.