George Brown | |
Fullname: | George Clark Phillips Brown |
Birth Date: | 1907 1, df=y |
Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
Death Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
Position: | Left half |
Years1: | – |
Years2: | 1929–1942 |
Caps2: | 229 |
Goals2: | 22 |
Nationalyears1: | 1930–1938 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
Nationalcaps1: | 19 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 1931–1936 |
Nationalteam2: | Scottish Football League XI |
Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 1941 |
Nationalteam3: | Scotland (wartime) |
Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
George Clark Phillips Brown (7 January 1907 – 1988) was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers and the Scotland national team at left half.
Brown was born in Glasgow on 7 January 1907. He joined Rangers in September 1929 from Ashfield and made his debut against Ayr United in November of that year. He remained at Rangers for the remainder of his career, winning a total of seven League Championships and four Scottish Cups before retiring in 1942.[1]
He was capped 19 times by Scotland, making his debut against Wales in October 1930. He captained Scotland on two occasions. Brown also played in one unofficial wartime international, in February 1941.[2]
After retiring from playing, Brown became a director at Rangers. He was also a school teacher, having graduated from the University of Glasgow, and became headmaster of Bellahouston Academy in Glasgow.[3]