Roy Brown (footballer, born 1925)

For other footballers of the same name, see Roy Brown.
Roy Brown
Personal information
Full name Roy Brown[1]
Date of birth (1925-06-10)10 June 1925[1]
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England[1]
Playing position Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Stockton West End
1946–1956 Darlington 159 (20)

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

† Appearances (goals)

Roy Brown (born 10 June 1925) is an English former 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.[2]

His playing style was that of a "hard man".[3] According to his teammate Baden Powell, "Roy Brown would hit a player like an Exocet missile".[4]

He worked at engineering firm Head Wrightson in Stockton-on-Tees.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 88. ISBN 9-781852-916657.
  2. "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  3. "Memories in sound and text". Farewell to Feethams. Darlington Supporters' Trust. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  4. Amos, Mike (14 June 2012). "Baden Baden". The Northern Echo (Darlington). Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  5. "Backtrack". The Northern Echo (Darlington). 29 May 2010 via Newsbank.


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