Arthur Brown (footballer born 1903)

Arthur Ivor Brown
Personal information
Full name Arthur Ivor Brown
Date of birth 10 October 1903(1903-10-10)
Place of birth Aberdare, Wales
Date of death 3 April 1971(1971-04-03) (aged 67)
Place of death Aberdare, Wales
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Aberdare Athletic
Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929 Port Vale 1 (0)
Crewe Alexandra
Merthyr Town
Total 1+ (0+)
National team
1926 Wales 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Arthur Ivor Brown (10 October 1903 – 3 April 1971) was a Welsh international footballer.

Playing career

Brown played for Aberdare Athletic and Reading before joining Port Vale in May 1929. His sole game for the club was in a 2–1 win at Halifax Town on 31 August 1929. He was transferred to Crewe Alexandra in October of that year, and later played with Merthyr Town.[1]

Personal life

Brown and his wife Doris had one son, Malcolm, who became Professor of Computational Mathematics at Cardiff University.

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