Norman Brown (footballer)
Norman Liddle Brown (30 January 1885 – 9 January 1938) was an English professional footballer. An outside right or centre forward, he played for eight clubs in his career.[2]
 Brown with Brentford 1907 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Liddle Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Willington Quay, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 January 1938 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death | North Tyneside, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.69 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Willington Athletic | |||
| 1904–1907 | Sunderland | 27 | (1) |
| 1907–1908 | Brentford | 24 | (1) |
| 1908–1909 | Luton Town | ||
| 1909–1910 | Southend United | ||
| 1910–1911 | Millwall Athletic | ||
| North Shields | |||
| 1913 | Blackpool | 13 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Brown began his career with his hometown club Willington Athletic in the early 1900s. In 1904 he signed for Sunderland, for whom he made 27 Football League appearances and scored one goal.[3]
In 1906, he left the Black Cats and played for five different clubs over a seven-year period, before joining Blackpool in 1913. In his one season with the Seasiders, he played thirteen League games and scored two goals. He retired at the end of the season.
References
- Specific
- "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Blackpool". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 359. ISBN 0951526200.
- "Norman Brown". Sunderland player profiles. Black Cats. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- General
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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