Harry Brown (footballer, born 1924)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Thomas Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingsbury, England | ||
| Date of death | June 1982 (aged 58)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Abingdon, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1946 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | (0) |
| 1945–1946 | → Colchester United (guest) | 12 | (0) |
| 1946–1949 | Notts County | 93 | (0) |
| 1949–1951 | Derby County | 37 | (0) |
| 1951–1956 | Queens Park Rangers | 189 | (0) |
| 1956–1958 | Plymouth Argyle | 66 | (0) |
| 1956–1958 | Exeter City | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 397 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harold Thomas Brown (9 April 1924 – June 1982) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Queens Park Rangers, Notts County, Derby County and Plymouth Argyle.
Club career
[edit]Brown signed for Queens Park Rangers in 1940 and played during the war.[2] He played for Colchester United while stationed at Colchester Garrison, making 12 Southern League appearances between October 1945 and April 1946.[3]
Brown also guested for Arsenal in a friendly against Dinamo Moscow in November 1945, alongside Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen. He entered the game after watching as a fan, as Arsenal's goalkeeper was concussed in the first half.[4]
Brown later joined Notts County (1946–1949) and Derby County (1949–1951) before rejoining QPR in 1951. He went on to play 189 league games for Rangers.[5][6][7]
Brown transferred to Plymouth Argyle in August 1956 and later had a spell with Exeter City.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Harry Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
- ^ "Harry Brown (Goalkeeper)". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ Howells, Chris (13 November 2020). "Dynamo Moscow's 1945 tour of Britain: Was it really 'war minus the shooting?'". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Harry Brown at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Harry Brown". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Harry Brown". 11v11.com. Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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- 1924 births
- 1982 deaths
- Footballers from the London Borough of Brent
- People from Kingsbury, London
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. wartime guest players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- English Football League players
- Brentford F.C. wartime guest players
- Crystal Palace F.C. wartime guest players
- British Army personnel of World War II
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football goalkeeper, 1920s birth stubs