Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1931) explained

Bobby Brown
Fullname:Robert Brown
Birth Date:2 December 1931
Birth Place:Motherwell, Scotland
Position:Full back
Clubs1:Polkemmet Juniors
Years2:1952–1956
Clubs2:Motherwell
Caps2:3
Goals2:0
Years3:1956–1967
Clubs3:Workington
Caps3:419
Goals3:2
Totalcaps:422
Totalgoals:2
Manageryears1:1967
Managerclubs1:Workington

Robert Brown (2 December 1931 – June 2019) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back.

Career

Born in Motherwell, Brown played for Polkemmet Juniors, Motherwell and Workington.[1] [2] Brown was Workington's record appearance holder, and made a total of 469 league and cup appearances for the club between 1956 and 1967.[3] He also spent some time as player-coach.

His appearance record was beaten by Kyle May in 2015.[4] His son Bobby also played for Workington.[4] He died in June 2019, aged 87.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. 14 September 2013. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  2. http://www.motherwellnet.com/database/player-archive/b/robert-brown/ Robert Brown
  3. Web site: Recognition for long-serving Workington Reds pair. 5 October 2011. 14 September 2013. News and Star. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050539/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/reds/recognition-for-long-serving-workington-reds-pair-1.884458?referrerPath=home#. 2014-08-08. dead.
  4. Web site: Workington Reds' great Bobby dies at the age of 87. Times and Star.