John Brown (footballer, born 1901)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Thomas Brown | ||
Date of birth | 15 June 1901 | ||
Place of birth | Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England | ||
Date of death | 1966 (aged 64–65)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1922–1931 | Leicester City | 114 | (0) |
1931–1934 | Wrexham | 87 | (0) |
1934–1936 | Nuneaton Town | ||
1936–19?? | Heanor Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Thomas Brown (15 June 1901 – 1977) was an English footballer. He played as a full back for Leicester City, Wrexham, Nuneaton Town and Heanor Town.
He was part of the Leicester City side which finished in what was until 2016 the club's highest ever league finish, of runners-up in 1928-29.
References
[edit]- Dave Smith & Paul Taylor (2010). Of Fossils and Foxes. ISBN 978-1-905411-94-8.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
Categories:
- 1901 births
- 1977 deaths
- People from Eastwood, Nottinghamshire
- Footballers from Nottinghamshire
- Men's association football fullbacks
- English men's footballers
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Nuneaton Town F.C. players
- Heanor Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1900s birth stubs