Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dennis John Brown [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 February 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Reading, England [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Battle Athletic | |||
1962–1963 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1963–1964 | Chelsea | 10 | (1) |
1964–1967 | Swindon Town | 92 | (38) |
1967–1969 | Northampton Town | 46 | (10) |
1969–1975 | Aldershot Town | 245 | (55) |
1975–1976 | Margate | ||
1976–1979 | Barnet | 80 | (10) |
1979 | Cheltenham Town | ||
1979–1980 | Wokingham Town | ||
Total | 473 | (114) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dennis John Brown (born 8 February 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Reading, Brown started his career with Battle Athletic before joining Chelsea, where he made his debut in 1963. [2] He scored on his league debut against Manchester United, but would only go on to register nine more league appearances before being sold to Swindon Town in 1964. [2] He stayed at Swindon until 1967, when he was transferred to Northampton Town in an exchange for Bobby Jones. [3]
After just eight games for Northampton Town, Brown was involved in a serious car accident, in which he lost one kneecap and was sidelined for almost a year. [2] He was unable to find his scoring form after the injury, and left for Aldershot Town in 1969. [2]
After leaving the professional game, Brown moved to non-league side Margate in 1975. [4] After one season, he joined Barnet, where he made 80 appearances, scoring ten goals. [5] Following this, he went on to play for Cheltenham Town and Wokingham Town, before retiring in 1980. [2]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Dennis John Brown [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 February 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Reading, England [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Battle Athletic | |||
1962–1963 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1963–1964 | Chelsea | 10 | (1) |
1964–1967 | Swindon Town | 92 | (38) |
1967–1969 | Northampton Town | 46 | (10) |
1969–1975 | Aldershot Town | 245 | (55) |
1975–1976 | Margate | ||
1976–1979 | Barnet | 80 | (10) |
1979 | Cheltenham Town | ||
1979–1980 | Wokingham Town | ||
Total | 473 | (114) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dennis John Brown (born 8 February 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Reading, Brown started his career with Battle Athletic before joining Chelsea, where he made his debut in 1963. [2] He scored on his league debut against Manchester United, but would only go on to register nine more league appearances before being sold to Swindon Town in 1964. [2] He stayed at Swindon until 1967, when he was transferred to Northampton Town in an exchange for Bobby Jones. [3]
After just eight games for Northampton Town, Brown was involved in a serious car accident, in which he lost one kneecap and was sidelined for almost a year. [2] He was unable to find his scoring form after the injury, and left for Aldershot Town in 1969. [2]
After leaving the professional game, Brown moved to non-league side Margate in 1975. [4] After one season, he joined Barnet, where he made 80 appearances, scoring ten goals. [5] Following this, he went on to play for Cheltenham Town and Wokingham Town, before retiring in 1980. [2]