William Brown (footballer, born 1889)

William Pairman Brown was a Scottish amateur football inside forward who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1]

William Brown
Personal information
Full name William Pairman Brown[1]
Date of birth 1 August 1889
Place of birth Blantyre, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward, half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1913 Queen's Park 11 (2)
1913–1914 Motherwell 4 (0)
1917 Dunfermline Athletic
1918 Heart of Midlothian 1 (0)
0000–1919 St Bernard's
1919– Raith Rovers
1920St Bernard's (loan)
0000–1923 Arbroath Athletic
1923 Dunfermline Athletic 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Brown served as a sergeant in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was later commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders as a lieutenant.[2][3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1909–10[1] Scottish Division One 4 0 0 0 4 0
1910–11[1] 4 0 0 0 4 0
1912–13[1] 3 2 0 0 3 2
Total 11 2 0 0 11 2
Motherwell 1913–14[4] Scottish Division One 4 0 0 0 4 0
Heart of Midlothian 1918–19[5] Scottish Division One 1 0 1 0
Dunfermline Athletic 1923–24[4] Scottish Division Two 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 17 2 0 0 17 2

References

  1. "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. "Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. William Brown on Lives of the First World War
  4. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. "William Brown – Hearts Career – from 17 Aug 1918 to 17 Aug 1918". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.


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