George Brown (footballer, born 1903) explained

Bomber Brown
Birth Date:22 June 1903
Birth Place:Mickley, England
Death Place:Birmingham, England
Height:[1]
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Mickley Colliery
Years1:1921–1929
Years2:1929–1934
Years3:1934–1935
Years4:1935–1936
Years5:1936–1938
Clubs5:Darlington
Caps1:213
Caps2:116
Caps3:35
Caps4:37
Caps5:44
Goals1:142
Goals2:79
Goals3:24
Goals4:19
Goals5:12
Totalcaps:445
Totalgoals:276
Nationalyears1:1926–1932
Nationalteam1:England
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:5
Nationalteam2:The Football League XI
Nationalcaps2:1
Manageryears1:1936–1938
Managerclubs1:Darlington (player-manager)

George Brown (22 June 1903 – 10 June 1948) was an English professional footballer and football manager, who played most of his career with Huddersfield Town.

Playing career

A centre-forward, he was the highest ever goal-scorer for Huddersfield Town with 159 goals; 142 in the League in 213 appearances and 17 from 16 outings in the FA Cup. Signed straight from his pit team at Mickley in May 1921, he was eventually sold to Aston Villa in August 1929 for £5,000.

For Villa he scored a total of 89 goals in 126 games.

During his career he scored 273 goals in 440 games, between 1921 and 1938, after which he retired to run a pub. He gained 9 full England caps and represented the Football League once.

Honours

As a player

Huddersfield Town

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Notes and References

  1. News: First Division prospects. Huddersfield Town . Woolwinder . Athletic News . Manchester . 22 August 1921 . 5.