Gordon Brown (footballer, born 1933)

Gordon Brown
Personal information
Full name Gordon Brown
Date of birth (1933-06-30)30 June 1933
Place of birth Eastham, England
Date of death August 2005 (aged 72)
Place of death Chester, England
Playing position Inside forward
Youth career
1949–1951 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1952 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
1952–1957 Scunthorpe United 164 (73)
1957–1960 Derby County 53 (20)
1960–1961 Southampton 8 (2)
1961–1963 Barrow 39 (16)
1963–1964 Southport 4 (1)
1964–1965 Morecambe ? (?)
Total 268 (111)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Gordon Brown (30 June 1933 – August 2005) was an English former footballer who played as an inside forward. Brown made over 250 appearances in the Football League for six clubs over a period of thirteen years, scoring over 100 goals.[1]

Career

Born in Eastham, Brown began his career senior career with boyhood club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1951, although he never made a league appearance for Wolves. He also played in the Football League for Scunthorpe United, Derby County, Southampton, Barrow and Southport, before playing non-league football with Morecambe.

References

  1. "Gordon Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers Post-War Premier & Football League Players' Records. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

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