Laurie Brown (footballer)

Laurie Brown

Personal information
Full name	Laurence Brown
Date of birth	22 August 1937
Place of birth	Shildon, England
Date of death
Place of death	England
Position(s)	Striker, Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959	Darlington	3	(0)
	Woking
000?–1960	Bishop Auckland
1960–1961	Northampton Town	33	(22)
1961–1964	Arsenal	109	(2)
1964–1966	Tottenham Hotspur	62	(3)
1966–1968	Norwich City	81	(2)
1968–1970	Bradford Park Avenue	36	(1)
Managerial career
1968–1969	Bradford Park Avenue (player)
1969–1970	Altrincham
1970–1971	King's Lynn
	Stockton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Laurence ("Laurie") Brown (22 August 1937 – 30 September 1998) was an English former football player and manager.

Playing career

Amateur career

Brown played his early career with Darlington, Woking and Bishop Auckland before turning professional after the 1960 Olympics.

Professional career

Brown played 109 times for Arsenal between 1961 and 1964. In February 1964 he was the subject of a controversial ₤40,000 move to North London rivals Tottenham. While Arsenal had used him as a central defender (centre-half), at Tottenham he was played in attack, replacing centre forward Bobby Smith. The gamble did not pay off, and Brown was dropped after nine matches. The following season, he re-appeared at centre half, where he remained until Tottenham bought Mike England to replace him. Soon after, Laurie Brown joined Norwich City.

International career

He was a member of the Great Britain side at the 1960 Olympics in Rome.

Later life and death

Brown died in September 1998.

External links

• MEHSTG Laurie Brown fact-file
• Laurie Brown's career details