Gordon Brown | |
Birth Date: | 30 June 1933 |
Birth Place: | Ellesmere Port, England |
Death Date: | August 2005 (aged 72) |
Death Place: | Chester, England |
Position: | Inside forward |
Youthyears1: | 1949–1951 |
Youthclubs1: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Years1: | 1951–1952 |
Clubs1: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1952–1957 |
Clubs2: | Scunthorpe United |
Caps2: | 164 |
Goals2: | 73 |
Years3: | 1957–1960 |
Clubs3: | Derby County |
Caps3: | 53 |
Goals3: | 20 |
Years4: | 1960–1961 |
Clubs4: | Southampton |
Caps4: | 8 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 1961–1963 |
Clubs5: | Barrow |
Caps5: | 39 |
Goals5: | 16 |
Years6: | 1963–1964 |
Clubs6: | Southport |
Caps6: | 4 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Years7: | 1964–1965 |
Clubs7: | Morecambe |
Caps7: | ? |
Goals7: | ? |
Totalcaps: | 268 |
Totalgoals: | 111 |
Gordon Brown (30 June 1933 – August 2005)[1] was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. Brown made over 250 appearances in the Football League for six clubs over a period of thirteen years, scoring over 100 goals.
Born in Eastham, near Ellesmere Port, Brown began his senior career with boyhood club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1951, although he never made a league appearance for Wolves. He also played in the Football League for Scunthorpe United, Derby County, Southampton, Barrow and Southport, before playing non-league football with Morecambe.