Harry Brown (footballer, born 1924) explained

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.

Club career

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Goodwin, Bob . The Spurs Alphabet . 16 August 2017 . 978-0-9540434-2-1 . 59 . en.
  2. Web site: Harry Brown (Goalkeeper) . coludata.co.uk . 31 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Howells . Chris . 13 November 2020 . Dynamo Moscow's 1945 tour of Britain: Was it really 'war minus the shooting?' . https://web.archive.org/web/20230222173041/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54839305 . 22 February 2023 . 28 November 2023 . BBC Sport.
  4. Web site: Harry Brown . Greens on Screen . 31 December 2017.
  5. Web site: Harry Brown . 11v11.com . Association of Football Statisticians . 31 December 2017.