| William Brown | |
| Fullname: | William Pairman Brown |
| Birth Date: | 1 August 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Blantyre, Scotland |
| Position: | Inside forward, half back |
| Years1: | 1910–1913 |
| Clubs1: | Queen's Park |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 1913–1914 |
| Clubs2: | Motherwell |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1917 |
| Clubs3: | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Years4: | 1918 |
| Clubs4: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | –1919 |
| Clubs5: | St Bernard's |
| Years6: | 1919– |
| Clubs6: | Raith Rovers |
| Years7: | 1920 |
| Clubs7: | → St Bernard's (loan) |
| Years8: | –1923 |
| Clubs8: | Arbroath Athletic |
| Years9: | 1923 |
| Clubs9: | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Caps9: | 1 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
William Pairman Brown was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as an inside forward.[1]
Brown served as a sergeant in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was later commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders as a lieutenant.[2] He was wounded during the course of his service.
| Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Queen's Park | 1909–10 | Scottish Division One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1910–11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1912–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |||
| Motherwell | 1913–14[3] | Scottish Division One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1918–19[4] | Scottish Division One | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1923–24 | Scottish Division Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |||