Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oliver Maurice Brown | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 1908 | ||
Place of birth | Burton upon Trent, England | ||
Date of death | 1953 (aged 44–45) | ||
Place of death | London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
– | Trent Villa | ||
– | Robirth Athletic | ||
– | Burton Town | ||
1930–1931 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | (6) |
1931–1933 | Norwich City | 51 | (33) |
1933–1937 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 58 | (38) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Oliver Maurice Brown (10 October 1908 – 1953), also known as Buster Brown, [1] was an English professional footballer who scored 77 goals from 118 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre forward for Nottingham Forest, Norwich City and Brighton & Hove Albion. [2] He was Brighton's top scorer in the 1933–34 and 1934–35 seasons with, respectively, 15 and 26 goals in all competitions. [3]
Brown was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, and died in London. His younger brother Ambrose was also a professional footballer who played League football for Chesterfield, Portsmouth and Wrexham. [1] [4]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Oliver Maurice Brown | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 1908 | ||
Place of birth | Burton upon Trent, England | ||
Date of death | 1953 (aged 44–45) | ||
Place of death | London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
– | Trent Villa | ||
– | Robirth Athletic | ||
– | Burton Town | ||
1930–1931 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | (6) |
1931–1933 | Norwich City | 51 | (33) |
1933–1937 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 58 | (38) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Oliver Maurice Brown (10 October 1908 – 1953), also known as Buster Brown, [1] was an English professional footballer who scored 77 goals from 118 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre forward for Nottingham Forest, Norwich City and Brighton & Hove Albion. [2] He was Brighton's top scorer in the 1933–34 and 1934–35 seasons with, respectively, 15 and 26 goals in all competitions. [3]
Brown was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, and died in London. His younger brother Ambrose was also a professional footballer who played League football for Chesterfield, Portsmouth and Wrexham. [1] [4]