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.
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]