Willie Brown (footballer, born 1950)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1967–1969 | Burnley | 1 | (0) |
| 1969–1970 | Carlisle United | 19 | (8) |
| 1969 | → Barrow (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1970–1974 | Newport County | 168 | (50) |
| 1974 | → Hereford United (loan) | 9 | (6) |
| 1974–1975 | Brentford | 16 | (9) |
| 1975–1978 | Torquay United | 139 | (47) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
William "Willie" Brown (born 5 February 1950 in Falkirk) is a former Scottish professional football forward.
Willie Brown began his career as a junior at Burnley, turning professional in February 1967. His only league appearance for the Clarets came as a substitute for Dave Thomas in the 2–3 defeat away at West Bromwich Albion on 24 August 1968. In July 1969, he moved to Carlisle United on a free transfer, but was sent on loan to Barrow in September 1969, scoring once in 6 league games. He returned to Carlisle, scoring 8 goals in 19 league games that season, before leaving for Newport County in August 1970 for a fee of £1,500.
He fitted into the Newport side and became a regular goalscorer, scoring 50 goals in 168 league appearances. Towards the end of the 1973-74 season, Brown found himself out of favour at Newport, joining Hereford United on loan in March 1974, scoring 6 goals in only 9 league games for the Bulls.
In November 1974 he joined Brentford for a fee of £4,000, and although he scored 9 times in 16 league games he failed to settle in London and joined Torquay United in March 1975 for a fee of £5,000. His regular goalscoring soon made him a crowd favourite at Plainmoor, Brown scoring 47 goals in 139 league games before leaving league football in 1978. He was later commercial manager at Western League side Minehead, and owned a newsagents in Minehead.
References
- Simpson, Ray (1996). The Clarets Collection 1946–1996. Burnley FC. p. 40. ISBN 0-9521799-0-3.
- Willie Brown career statistics by Neil Brown