David Brown (footballer, born 1887) explained

David Brown
Fullname:David Brown
Birth Date:26 November 1887
Birth Place:Broughty Ferry, Scotland
Death Date:1970 (aged 83)
Height:[1]
Position:Centre forward
Years1:
Clubs1:Dundee St Joseph's
Years2:1913–1917
Caps2:103
Goals2:79
Years3:1917
Years4:1917–1919
Caps4:20
Goals4:14
Years5:1919
Caps5:13
Goals5:11
Years6:1919–1921
Caps6:50
Goals6:17
Years7:1921–1922
Caps7:14
Goals7:7
Years8:1922–1923
Caps8:19
Goals8:4
Years9:1923–1925
Clubs9:Darlington
Caps9:97
Goals9:74
Years10:1926–1927
Caps10:37
Goals10:21
Years11:1927–1928
Caps11:23
Goals11:7
Totalcaps:376
Totalgoals:234

David Brown (26 November 1887 – 1970) was a Scottish footballer who played extensively in both England and Scotland. He played in the Football League for Barrow, Crewe Alexandra, Darlington, Notts County and Stoke.[2] A centre-forward, he scored 39 league goals as Darlington won the Third Division North title in 1924–25.

Career

Brown played for Dundee St Joseph's, Dundee[3] (in two spells, scoring six goals in a Scottish Football League fixture against Raith Rovers in December 1916),[4] Greenock Morton and Peebles Rovers. During World War I he guested for Rangers,[5] Nottingham Forest,[6] Birmingham and Port Vale.[7] [8]

After the war he joined Second Division side Stoke and made an instant impact, scoring twice on his debut against Rotherham County on 1 November 1919.[2] He then scored six goals in four matches in December and went on to become top-scorer in 1919–20 with 13.[2] Stoke had a poor 1920–21 campaign, almost being relegated, and Brown only managed four goals in 20 matches before he was sold to Notts County.[2] He scored seven goals in 14 Second Division games at Meadow Lane in the 1921–22 campaign.

He returned to Scotland to play for Kilmarnock in the 1922–23 season, then left Rugby Park and again moved to England with Darlington. He was a prolific striker for the "Quakers", scoring 27 goals in 1923–24 and then a club record 39 league goals in 1924–25 as Darlington won the Third Division North title.[9] His goalscoring tally left him as the division's top-scorer for two consecutive seasons. He then departed Feethams and played for Crewe Alexandra. He scored 21 goals in 37 Third Division North appearances in the 1926–27 season in a brief stay at Gresty Road. He then spent the 1927–28 season with Barrow, before retiring to become honorary reserve team manager of former club Darlington.

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke1919–20Second Division3113103213
1920–21Second Division19410204
Total5017205217
Notts County1921–22Second Division14700147
Darlington1923–24Third Division North4027304327
1924–25Third Division North4039514540
1925–26Third Division North178221910
Total977410310777
Crewe Alexandra1926–27Third Division North3721324023
Barrow1927–28Third Division North23710247
Career total221126165237131

Honours

Rangers[5]

Darlington

Notes and References

  1. News: League Clubs and their Player for the Coming Season: The Northern Section: Darlington . Athletic News . Manchester . 4 August 1924 . 3.
  2. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. https://www.deearchive.co.uk/player.php?id=448 Davie Brown Player Profile
  4. https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1916/1916120907.htm Six Hat-tricks In Scottish League Yesterday.
  5. https://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/player.php?playerid=1741 (Rangers player) Brown, David
  6. http://thecityground.com/player.php?player_name=David%20Brown%20(1918) David Brown (1918)
  7. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 45. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.
  8. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  9. Web site: Club Honours & Records. Darlington 1883 F.C. 17 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150227202340/http://www.darlington1883.co.uk/?page_id=70. 27 February 2015. dead.