Jonathan Brown (English footballer)

Jonathan Brown (1893 – 6 November 1918) was an English professional footballer who made one appearance as a left half in the Football League for Burnley in 1914.[1]

Jonathan Brown
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Brown[1]
Date of birth 1893
Place of birth Clayton-le-Moors, England
Date of death 6 November 1918 (aged 24–25)[2]
Place of death Nord, France
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1913 Great Harwood
1913–1918 Burnley 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Military service

Brown served as a lance corporal in the East Lancashire Regiment during the First World War and was wounded during the course of his service.[3][4] He was killed in France on 6 November 1918, just five days before the Armistice.[3] Brown was buried in Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burnley 1914–15[5] First Division 1 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 2 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
  1. Appearance in Lancashire Senior Cup

Honours

Burnley

  • East Lancashire Charity Cup: 1914–15[6]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 42. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. "Jonathan Brown | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  4. "Former Burnley Footballer Killed In Action". Lancashire Evening Post. 2 December 1918. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. "Burnley Footballer". Burnley News. 7 December 1918. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  6. "Burnley FC And The Great War". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.


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