Fred Brown | |
Fullname: | Frederick Brown |
Birth Date: | 28 June 1895 |
Birth Place: | Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England |
Death Place: | Gainsborough, England |
Height: | [1] |
Position: | Inside forward |
Years1: | 1913–1919 |
Years2: | 1919–1923 |
Years3: | 1923–1924 |
Years4: | 1924–1927 |
Years5: | 1927–1928 |
Clubs5: | Gainsborough Trinity |
Caps2: | 38 |
Goals2: | 8 |
Caps3: | 19 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Caps4: | 95 |
Goals4: | 26 |
Frederick Brown (28 June 1895 – 6 November 1960) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. His clubs included Sheffield United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham.[2]
The younger brother of former Sheffield United and England striker Arthur Brown[3] Fred started his career with his hometown club of Gainsborough Trinity. During the war he would regularly guest for Sheffield United as he had taken up a job in a munitions factory in the city. After a spell in the army he joined the Blades on a full-time basis after the end of World War I where he played for four seasons. Never a regular first choice he made only 44 appearances for the club before moving to Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham.