John Brown | |
Birth Date: | 15 October 1887 |
Birth Place: | Clackmannan, Scotland |
Position: | Outside-left |
Clubs1: | Clackmannan |
Clubs2: | Hearts of Beath |
Clubs3: | Alloa Athletic |
Clubs4: | Falkirk |
Years5: | 1911–1913 |
Clubs5: | Celtic |
Caps5: | 40 |
Goals5: | 7 |
Years6: | 1912–1913 |
Clubs6: | → Chelsea (loan) |
Caps6: | 11 |
Goals6: | 3 |
Years7: | 1913–1915 |
Clubs7: | Chelsea |
Caps7: | 5 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Clubs8: | Falkirk |
Clubs9: | Raith Rovers |
Nationalteam1: | Scottish Football League XI |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
John Brown (15 October 1887 – 6 December 1943) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside-left.
Brown signed for Celtic in 1911 from Falkirk.[1] His career in Glasgow started well, and he was nominated for the Scottish Football League XI for a game against The Football League XI.[1]
He was loaned to English side Chelsea in 1912, and made the switch permanent a year later.[1] He made a total of sixteen appearances for The Blues, scoring four goals.[2]