Fullname: | Harold Thomas Brown |
Birth Date: | 9 April 1924 |
Birth Place: | Kingsbury, England |
Death Place: | Abingdon, England |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthclubs1: | Queens Park Rangers |
Years1: | 1945–1946 |
Clubs1: | Queens Park Rangers |
Caps1: | 3 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1945–1946 |
Clubs2: | → Colchester United (guest) |
Caps2: | 12 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1946–1949 |
Clubs3: | Notts County |
Caps3: | 93 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1949–1951 |
Clubs4: | Derby County |
Caps4: | 37 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1951–1956 |
Clubs5: | Queens Park Rangers |
Caps5: | 189 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 1956–1958 |
Clubs6: | Plymouth Argyle |
Caps6: | 66 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 1956–1958 |
Clubs7: | Exeter City |
Caps7: | 0 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 397 |
Totalgoals: | 0 |
Harold Thomas Brown (9 April 1924 – June 1982) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Queens Park Rangers, Notts County, Derby County and Plymouth Argyle.
Brown signed for Queens Park Rangers in 1940 and played during the war.[1] He played for Colchester United while stationed at Colchester Garrison, making 12 Southern League appearances between October 1945 and April 1946.[2]
Brown also guested for Arsenal in a friendly against Dinamo Moscow in November 1945, alongside Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen. He entered the game after watching as a fan, as Arsenal's goalkeeper was concussed in the first half.[3]
Brown later joined Notts County (1946–1949) and Derby County (1949–1951) before rejoining QPR in 1951. He went on to play 189 league games for Rangers.[4] [5]
Brown transferred to Plymouth Argyle in August 1956 and later had a spell with Exeter City.