Bill Brown (footballer, born 1943) explained

Bill Brown
Fullname:William Frederick Thomas Brown
Birth Date:7 February 1943
Birth Place:Croydon, England
Position:Forward
Years1:1960–1961
Clubs1:Southampton
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1961–1962
Clubs2:Charlton Athletic
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1962–1964
Clubs3:Romford
Caps3:80
Goals3:29
Years4:1964–1965
Clubs4:Chelmsford City
Years5:1965–1966
Clubs5:Bedford Town
Caps5:35
Goals5:13
Years6:1966–1968
Clubs6:Gillingham
Caps6:105
Goals6:33
Years7:1968–1969
Clubs7:Portsmouth
Caps7:8
Goals7:2
Years8:1969
Clubs8:Brentford
Caps8:4
Goals8:0
Years9:1969–1970
Clubs9:Margate
Years10:1970
Clubs10:Bedford Town
Caps10:8
Goals10:1
Clubs11:Dunstable Town
Clubs12:Ford United

William Frederick Thomas Brown (born 7 February 1943) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1] His professional clubs included Portsmouth, Brentford and Gillingham, for whom he made over 100 Football League appearances. Either side of his spell in the Football League, Brown had a long career in non-League football.

Personal life

As of October 1969, Brown was running his own haulage business.[2] As of 2014, he was living in Essex.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bedford Town1965–66[3] Southern League Premier Division35136111[4] 34217
Gillingham1965–66[5] Third Division24102410
1966–67Third Division41920514810
1967–68Third Division401410304414
Total10533308111634
Portsmouth1968–69[6] Second Division82001092
Brentford1969–70[7] Fourth Division40000040
Bedford Town1969–70[8] Southern League First Division815[9] 0131
Total4314611635518
Career total16049919016319453
  1. Book: Triggs, Roger . The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club . Tempus Publishing Ltd . 2001 . 0-7524-2243-X . 68.
  2. Web site: Trice . Jeff . Bill Brown . 24 September 2017 . www.margatefootballclubhistory.com.
  3. Web site: Season 65/6 . 11 October 2023.
  4. 6 appearances and 3 goals in Eastern Professional Floodlit Competition, 4 appearances in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in Huntingdonshire Premier Cup
  5. Web site: Billy Brown . 25 May 2017 . Gillingham FC Scrapbook.
  6. Web site: William Brown . 19 April 2018 . PompeyRama.
  7. Book: 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC . 1989 . 0951526200 . White . Eric . 390.
  8. Web site: Season 69/70 . 15 January 2017.
  9. 3 appearances in Eastern Professional Floodlit Competition, 2 appearances in Southern League Cup