Finlay Brown (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Finlay Brown[1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 May 1902[2] | ||
Place of birth | Newbattle, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1977 (aged 74–75)[3] | ||
Place of death | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1920–1923 | Newtongrange Star | ||
1923–1934 | Dundee | 270 | (3) |
International career | |||
1931 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Finlay Brown (18 May 1902 – 1977) was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was defender. Joining from Newtongrange Star where he had been a member of the team that dominated the Midlothian Junior League,[4] he played for Dundee (his only club at the professional level) for a decade,[5] featuring on the losing side in the 1925 Scottish Cup Final.[6] He was selected once for the Scottish League XI in 1931.[7][2] Following his departure from Dundee in 1934 it was speculated locally that he may join Darlington in England,[8] but it appears this did not transpire.
In 1930, Brown was involved in an on-field collision with opponent Daniel McKenzie of Aberdeen, who later died from his injuries a year later, aged 22.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ John Finlay Brown | Record vs Heart of Midlothian, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(help) - ^ Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
- ^ Honours, The History of Newtongrange Star
- ^ "Finlay Brown - Player Profile". Dee Archive. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Scottish Cup Final: Celtic Win Trophy For Eleventh Time, Glasgow Herald, 13 April 1925 (via The Celtic Wiki)
- ^ SFL player record [Name recorded in error as 'Dundee Tottenham Hotspur'], London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ March 1934 | Dens Park, Bygone Dundee (news archives)
- ^ Daniel McKenzie, The Glasgow Herald, 2 September 1931, via AFC Heritage trust
Categories:
- 1902 births
- 1977 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Footballers from Midlothian
- Dundee F.C. players
- Newtongrange Star F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Men's association football defenders
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football defender, 1900s birth stubs