Gordon Brown (footballer, born 1933) explained

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.

Career

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Chalk . Gary . Holley . Duncan . Bull . David . amp . All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. 2013. Southampton . Hagiology Publishing. 978-0-9926-8640-6. 264.