Alex Brown (footballer, born 1914)

Alexander Roy Brown (21 November 1914 – 8 August 2006) was an English footballer who made 18 appearances in the Football League playing at outside forward or inside right for Chesterfield, Darlington and Mansfield Town. He was on the books of Hartlepools United without representing them in the League, and played once for Gateshead in the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season. He also played non-league football for clubs including Blyth Spartans, Ashington and Shrewsbury Town.[1]

Alex Brown
Personal information
Full name Alexander Roy Brown[1]
Date of birth (1914-11-21)21 November 1914[1]
Place of birth Seghill,[1] Northumberland, England
Date of death 8 August 2006(2006-08-08) (aged 91)[2]
Place of death Chesterfield,[2] Derbyshire, England
Position(s) Outside forward, inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
West Cramlington Welfare
Blyth Spartans
Ashington
1932–1933 Hartlepools United 0 (0)
Seghill Colliery Welfare
1934–1935 Chesterfield 8 (1)
1935–1936 Darlington 5 (0)
1927–1928 Shrewsbury Town
1939–19?? Gateshead 0 (0)
1946–1947 Mansfield Town 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. Basson, Stuart (6 May 2017). "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information 1921–2017". cfchistory.com. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.


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