Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Ian Brown [1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 September 1910 | ||
Place of birth | Silvertown, England | ||
Date of death | 15 January 1993[2] | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Ealing, England | ||
Position(s) | Utility player | ||
Youth career | |||
Fairbairn House | |||
–1930 | Silvertown | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1930–1934 | Luton Town | 49 | (4) |
1934–1937 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | (2) |
1937–1947 | Brentford | 92 | (2) |
1947–1948 | Leyton Orient | 26 | (0) |
Chingford Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Ian Brown (6 September 1910 – 15 January 1993) was a professional footballer who played a number of positions in the Football League for Brentford, Luton Town, Leyton Orient and Huddersfield Town.
Brown began his career in non-League football with Fairbairn House and Silvertown, before joining Third Division South club Luton Town in 1930. [1] He made shy of 50 league appearances in four seasons at Kenilworth Road, before moving to the top flight with Huddersfield Town in 1934. [1] He was used sparingly before joining First Division rivals Brentford in March 1937 as a replacement for Dai Richards. [3] [4] He quickly became a regular with the Bees, playing in both full back positions, at half back and centre forward during the 2+1⁄2 years before the Second World War intervened. [4] Brown remained with Brentford during the war, with his 246 appearances being the most by any Brentford player during wartime. [5] He dropped down to the Fourth Division to sign for Leyton Orient in May 1947, [2] before ending his career in the Southern League with Chingford Town the following year. [4]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Luton Town | 1930–31 [6] | Third Division South | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |
1932–33 [6] | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
1933–34 [6] | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
1934–35 [6] | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
Total | 49 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 4 | ||
Huddersfield Town | 1934–35 [3] | First Division | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
1935–36 [3] | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
Total | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |||
Brentford | 1936–37 [5] | First Division | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
1937–38 [5] | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
1938–39 [5] | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
1945–46 [5] | — | 8 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
1946–47 [5] | First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 92 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 2 | ||
Career total | 161 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 185 | 8 |
Brentford
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Ian Brown [1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 September 1910 | ||
Place of birth | Silvertown, England | ||
Date of death | 15 January 1993[2] | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Ealing, England | ||
Position(s) | Utility player | ||
Youth career | |||
Fairbairn House | |||
–1930 | Silvertown | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1930–1934 | Luton Town | 49 | (4) |
1934–1937 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | (2) |
1937–1947 | Brentford | 92 | (2) |
1947–1948 | Leyton Orient | 26 | (0) |
Chingford Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Ian Brown (6 September 1910 – 15 January 1993) was a professional footballer who played a number of positions in the Football League for Brentford, Luton Town, Leyton Orient and Huddersfield Town.
Brown began his career in non-League football with Fairbairn House and Silvertown, before joining Third Division South club Luton Town in 1930. [1] He made shy of 50 league appearances in four seasons at Kenilworth Road, before moving to the top flight with Huddersfield Town in 1934. [1] He was used sparingly before joining First Division rivals Brentford in March 1937 as a replacement for Dai Richards. [3] [4] He quickly became a regular with the Bees, playing in both full back positions, at half back and centre forward during the 2+1⁄2 years before the Second World War intervened. [4] Brown remained with Brentford during the war, with his 246 appearances being the most by any Brentford player during wartime. [5] He dropped down to the Fourth Division to sign for Leyton Orient in May 1947, [2] before ending his career in the Southern League with Chingford Town the following year. [4]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Luton Town | 1930–31 [6] | Third Division South | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |
1932–33 [6] | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
1933–34 [6] | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
1934–35 [6] | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
Total | 49 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 4 | ||
Huddersfield Town | 1934–35 [3] | First Division | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
1935–36 [3] | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
Total | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |||
Brentford | 1936–37 [5] | First Division | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
1937–38 [5] | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
1938–39 [5] | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
1945–46 [5] | — | 8 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
1946–47 [5] | First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 92 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 2 | ||
Career total | 161 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 185 | 8 |
Brentford
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