| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 July 1885 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland [1] [2] | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 1915 (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside-right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| –1913 | Arbroath | ||
| 1913–1914 | Dundee Hibernian | 14 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Brown (29 July 1885 – 25 September 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside-right in the Scottish Football League for Dundee Hibernian. [1]
Personal life
Brown served as a private in the Black Watch during the First World War. [2] [3] He was killed on the Western Front on 25 September 1915 and is commemorated at the Loos Memorial. [2] [3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dundee Hibernian | 1913–14 [1] | Scottish Division Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 [a] | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Scottish Qualifying Cup
References
- ^ a b c d "William Brown Player Profile". Arab Archive. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ a b c McMullen, Iain. "William Brown | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details: William Brown". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
 | This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1880s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1885 births
- 1915 deaths
- 20th-century Scottish people
- Footballers from Dundee
- Military personnel from Dundee
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Arbroath F.C. players
- Dundee United F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Black Watch soldiers
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Scottish football forward, 1880s birth stubs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 July 1885 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland [1] [2] | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 1915 (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside-right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| –1913 | Arbroath | ||
| 1913–1914 | Dundee Hibernian | 14 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Brown (29 July 1885 – 25 September 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside-right in the Scottish Football League for Dundee Hibernian. [1]
Personal life
Brown served as a private in the Black Watch during the First World War. [2] [3] He was killed on the Western Front on 25 September 1915 and is commemorated at the Loos Memorial. [2] [3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dundee Hibernian | 1913–14 [1] | Scottish Division Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 [a] | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Scottish Qualifying Cup
References
- ^ a b c d "William Brown Player Profile". Arab Archive. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ a b c McMullen, Iain. "William Brown | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details: William Brown". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
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| This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1880s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1885 births
- 1915 deaths
- 20th-century Scottish people
- Footballers from Dundee
- Military personnel from Dundee
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Arbroath F.C. players
- Dundee United F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Black Watch soldiers
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Scottish football forward, 1880s birth stubs