Billy Brown (English footballer)

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This article is about the West Ham United player of the 1920s. For other footballers born William Brown, see William Brown.

Personal information
Billy Brown
Full name	William Brown
Date of birth	22 August 1900(1900-08-22)
Place of birth	Hetton-le-Hole, England
Date of death	January 1985
Place of death	Easington, England
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
? 1921 – 1924 1924 – 1928 1929 – 1930 1930 – 1931 1931 – ? ? ?	Hetton West Ham United Chelsea Fulham Stockport County Hartlepools United Annfield Plain Blackhall Colliery Welfare	? 60 (15) 54 (20) 2 (0) 4 (0) 13 (0) ? ?
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

William "Billy" Brown (born 22 August 1900 in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham, died January 1985 in Easington, County Durham) was an English professional footballer.

Brown joined West Ham United, a club he'd played for as a 16 year old during World War I^[1], from Hetton in 1921. He made his debut in the final match of the 1920-21 season, a scoreless away game against South Shields on 7 May 1921.

Brown often featured as a utility player, but played inside-right, partnering Dick Richards, in the 1923 FA Cup Final against Bolton Wanderers. A month later, he played for England in a reserve international against France. He gained a full cap against Belgium at The Hawthorns the following year.

He made 71 appearances and scored 20 goals for the East London club before leaving for Chelsea in 1924. He went on to play for Fulham, Stockport County and Hartlepools United. He later became a cricket umpire.

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William Brown was also the name of a footballer that played for West Ham United between 1907 and 1909. He played 19 Southern League games for the club, scoring four goals, and had previously played for Vale of Leven.

[edit] References

Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media, 38. ISBN 1 903135 50 8.
Billy Brown, westhamstats.info. Retrieved on 20 January 2007
Since 1888. Retrieved on 31 May 2008