Norman Brown (footballer)

Norman Liddle Brown (30 January 1885 – 9 January 1938) was an English professional footballer. An outside right or centre forward, he played for eight clubs in his career.[1]

Norman Brown
Brown with Brentford 1907
Personal information
Full name Norman Liddle Brown
Date of birth (1885-01-30)30 January 1885
Place of birth Willington Quay, England
Date of death September 1976 (age 91)
Place of death North Tyneside, England
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Willington Athletic
1904–1907 Sunderland 27 (1)
1907–1908 Brentford 24 (1)
1908–1909 Luton Town
1909–1910 Southend United
1910–1911 Millwall Athletic
North Shields
1913 Blackpool 13 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Brown began his career with his hometown club Willington Athletic in the early 1900s. In 1904 he signed for Sunderland, for whom he made 27 Football League appearances and scored one goal.[2]

In 1906, he left the Black Cats and played for five different clubs over a seven-year period, before joining Blackpool in 1913. In his one season with the Seasiders, he played thirteen League games and scored two goals. He retired at the end of the season.

References

Specific
  1. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 359. ISBN 0951526200.
  2. "Norman Brown". Sunderland player profiles. Black Cats. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
General
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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