Horace Brown (footballer)

Horace R. Brown[1] (born 1860) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.[1]

Horace Brown
Personal information
Date of birth 1860[1]
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Position(s) Half-Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1883–1886 Stoke
Stoke St Peter's
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Brown was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played for Stoke in their first competitive match in the FA Cup against Manchester in a 2–1 defeat.[1] He stayed at Stoke until the end of the 1886–87 season where he played in three more FA Cup matches[1] He later went on to play for Stoke St Peter's.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke[1] 1883–84 1010
1884–85 0000
1885–86 2020
1886–87 1010
Career Total 4040

References

  1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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