Tommy Brown (footballer, born 1921) explained

Tommy Brown
Fullname:Thomas Law Brown
Position:Wing half
Birth Date:1921 4, df=y[1]
Birth Place:Glenbuck, Scotland
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Years1:1936–1938[2]
Clubs1:Cambuslang Rangers
Years2:1938–1942
Clubs2:Heart of Midlothian
Caps2:29
Goals2:1
Years3:1945–1968
Clubs3:Millwall
Caps3:69
Goals3:7
Years4:1948–1950
Clubs4:Charlton Athletic
Caps4:34
Goals4:1
Years5:1950–1953
Clubs5:Leyton Orient
Caps5:98
Goals5:5
Years6:
Clubs6:Dartford
Nationalyears1:1939
Nationalteam1:Scottish League XI
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1939–1941
Nationalteam2:Scotland (wartime)
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0

Thomas Law Brown (17 April 1921 – 10 May 1966) was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Heart of Midlothian, Millwall,[3] Charlton Athletic[4] and Leyton Orient, as a wing half. In a career interrupted by World War II, he had been selected for the Scottish League XI within his first season as a professional at Hearts aged 17,[5] and played for Scotland in three unofficial wartime international matches, two of them while still a teenager.[6] After the war, he moved to English football, playing only for clubs in east London.

Brown was born in the small Ayrshire mining community of Glenbuck which produced several professional footballers, among them a pair of brothers with the same surname and even including another Tommy Brown; however, it is believed he was not directly related to them.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [Hearts player] Tommy Brown ]. London Hearts Supporters' Club . 2 June 2020.
  2. Book: McGlone, David . McLure . Bill . 1987 . The Juniors - 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. 218. Mainstream . 1-85158-060-3.
  3. http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-A2Z-AtoD.htm A-Z of Millwall players | A-D
  4. https://www.11v11.com/players/tommy-brown-29593/ Tommy Brown
  5. Web site: [SFL player] Thomas Brown ]. London Hearts Supporters' Club . 2 June 2020.
  6. Web site: [Scotland player] Thomas Brown ]. London Hearts Supporters' Club . 2 June 2020.
  7. http://www.scottishleague.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4013 The Cherrypickers – Glenbuck nursery of footballers