Herbert Brown (footballer) explained

Herbert Brown
Fullname:Herbert Archibald Brown
Birth Place:Wilton Park, County Durham, England
Height:5 ft 9+1/2 in[1]
Position:Left back
Clubs1:Shildon
Years2:1928–1932
Caps2:139
Goals2:7
Clubs3:Spennymoor United

Herbert Archibald Brown (fl. 1928–1932) was an English footballer who made 139 appearances in the Football League playing for Darlington in the 1920s and 1930s. He also played non-league football for Shildon and Spennymoor United.[2] Brown, a left back, partnered Hughie Dickson at full back in the later part of Dickson's career.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Football crash at Darlington if - ! . Colin . Veitch . Evening Chronicle . Newcastle upon Tyne . 19 August 1931 . 13 . Newspapers.com.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 39 . 2004 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. News: Hartlepool's weak defence . Yorkshire Post . 2 September 1929 . 14 . Darlington's backs, Brown and Dickson, were a great pair . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.