Alfred Brown (footballer)

Alfred Brown
Personal information
Full name	Alfred Brown
Date of birth	19 October 1898
Place of birth	Chapeltown, England
Date of death	1989 (aged 90–91)
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team
1918–1919	Sheffield United
1919–1921	Rotherham Town
1921–1923	Blackpool
1923–1925	Barnsley
1926	Swindon Town
1927	→ Nelson (trial)
1927–1929	Hurst
1929–1932	Manchester Central
1932–19xx	Stalybridge Celtic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Brown (19 October 1898 – 1989) was an English professional footballer. A right half or left half, he played for five clubs in a career spanning less than ten years.

Career

As a youth, Brown played for Sheffield Schoolboys and Carbrook Reform. He began his senior career with Sheffield United in his hometown. After failing to make any Football League appearances for the Blades, he transferred to nearby Midland League side Rotherham Town in July 1919. After two seasons with Rotherham, he moved west to join Blackpool in May 1921. He made nine League appearances for the Seasiders in his three seasons with the club.

In 1923, Brown moved back to his native Yorkshire to sign for Barnsley. In two years with the Tykes, Brown made twelve League appearances.

Swindon Town became his next club, in 1926, and it was with Town that he scored his first League goal. It came during fourteen appearances. During the 1927–28 season, Brown went on trial from Swindon to Nelson, for whom he made two appearances. After leaving Swindon, he moved into non-League football in the Manchester area, initially with Hurst. In November 1929, Brown signed for Manchester Central, where he stayed for three years before moving to Stalybridge Celtic in 1932.

References

Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.
Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
"Brown, A (Alf)", English National Football Archive