John Brown (footballer, born 1887)

John Brown (15 October 1887 – 6 December 1943) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside-left.

John Brown
Personal information
Date of birth (1887-10-15)15 October 1887
Place of birth Clackmannan, Scotland
Date of death 6 December 1943(1943-12-06) (aged 56)
Position(s) Outside-left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Clackmannan
Hearts of Beath
Alloa Athletic
Falkirk
1911–1913 Celtic 40 (7)
1912–1913Chelsea (loan) 11 (3)
1913–1915 Chelsea 5 (1)
Falkirk
Raith Rovers
Dunfermline Athletic
Lochgelly United
International career
Scottish Football League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Brown signed for Celtic in 1911 from Falkirk.[1] His career in Glasgow started well, and he was nominated for the Scottish Football League XI for a game against The Football League XI.[1]

He was loaned to English side Chelsea in 1912, and made the switch permanent a year later.[1] He made a total of sixteen appearances for The Blues, scoring four goals.[2]

References

  1. "John Brown". thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. "John Brown". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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