Roy Brown (footballer, born 1925) explained

Roy Brown
Fullname:Roy Brown
Birth Date:10 June 1925
Birth Place:Stockton-on-Tees, England
Death Place:Middlesbrough, England
Position:Full back
Youthyears1:
Years1:
Clubs1:Stockton West End
Years2:1946–1956
Caps2:159
Goals2:20

Roy Brown (10 June 1925 – December 2004) was an English footballer who scored 20 goals from 159 appearances in the Football League playing as a full back for Darlington in the years following the Second World War. He signed from non-league club Stockton West End.[1]

His playing style was that of a "hard man".[2] According to his teammate Baden Powell, "Roy Brown would hit a player like an Exocet missile".[3]

He worked at engineering firm Head Wrightson in Stockton-on-Tees.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10 . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 6 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Memories in sound and text . Farewell to Feethams . Darlington Supporters' Trust . 6 April 2014.
  3. News: Baden Baden . Mike . Amos . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 14 June 2012 . 22 December 2018.
  4. News: Backtrack . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 29 May 2010 . Newsbank.