Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1940)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Henry Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Streatham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1958–1960 | Barnet | 67 | (64) |
| 1960–1961 | Fulham | 8 | (4) |
| 1961–1963 | Watford | 28 | (10) |
| 1963–1966 | Northampton Town | 50 | (22) |
| 1966–1968 | Cardiff City | 50 | (24) |
| Total | 203 | (124) | |
| National team | |||
| 1960 | Great Britain | 3 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Robert Henry "Bobby" Brown (born 2 May 1940) is an English-born footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League in the 1960s.
Club career
Bobby Brown started as an amateur with Barnet and moved into the Football League with Fulham in September 1960. He then moved to Watford and made 28 League appearances for them before transferring to Northampton Town.
He moved to Cardiff City in October 1966 for a fee of £15,000 and played for them in their 1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup campaign.[2] On 26 December 1967, Brown injured his knee during a 3–0 win over Aston Villa and was forced into retirement.
He was Assistant Manager to Mike Smith at Hull City AFC from 1979 to 1982 and Temporary Manager for 19 games between March and June 1982 after Smith's departure (19 games; 9 wins, 4 draws).[3]
International career
While still an amateur, Brown represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[4][5] He also toured with the FA XI in Summer 1961, playing in a number of the games against the New Zealand teams, and he scored hat-tricks against both Otago and the Minor Provinces.[6]
From 1975 to 1979, Brown was Assistant Director of Coaching and Youth Team Manager for the Welsh FA.[7]
Later life
Brown worked for a shipping company[8] and as a buyer for cricket bat manufacturers Stuart Surridge.[9]
Brown wrote a football training guide - "Letts' Guide to Successful Soccer", published by Charles Letts & Co in 1980.[10]
For many years until his retirement in 2012, Brown owned The Rising Sun, a pub/restaurant in Pelcomb Bridge near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.[11]
Honours
- Welsh Cup Winner: 1967
References
- ↑ "English National Football Archive". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ↑ "The Scoular years". Cardiff City FC Official website. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ http://www.hullcitytigers.com/
- ↑ Robert Brown – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Profile". Sports Reference.
- ↑ English FA XI 1961 World Tour - RSSSF
- ↑ http://www.faw.org.uk/
- ↑ Paul Plunkett (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ http://reckless-guide-to-barnet.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/bobby-brown.html
- ↑ ISBN 9780850974720
- ↑ http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk//compdetails
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