Bobby Browne (footballer, born 1912)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert James Browne | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 1994 | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| ? | Maleven | ||
| ? | Clooney Rovers | ||
| ?–1935 | Derry City | ? | |
| 1935–1947 | Leeds United | 110 | (0) |
| 1947–1948 | York City | 5 | (0) |
| 1948?–? | Thorne Colliery | ? | |
| National team | |||
| 1935–1938 | Ireland | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1948?–? | Thorne Colliery | ||
| 1954 | Halifax Town (caretaker manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Robert James Browne (known as Bobby Browne) (9 February 1912 - 1994[1]) was a former Irish footballer who played as a wing half.[2] He was one of ten children of Catherine and John, and his youngest brother Leonard was killed when HMS Firedrake was sunk.[3]
Born in Derry, Ireland, Browne began his career with his local team, Derry City FC. There, he won a North-West Senior Cup and represented the Irish League in 1935. However, the Leeds United manager of the 1930s, Billy Hampson, seemed to have a predilection for young Irish talent, and one of the first he brought to Elland Road was Derry-man, Browne. It took a £1,500 fee to prise the talented wing-half from Derry in October 1935,[4] and he went on to make well over a hundred appearances in the Leeds first-team.[1]
Browne was capped six times for Ireland,[1] with all caps coming between 1935 and 1938 whilst he was at Leeds.[5]
When the Football League resumed in 1946, Browne was 34 years-old, and he played one more season with Leeds before finishing his League career with York City, although he subsequently joined Thorne Colliery as player-manager.[1] Later, Browne joined the coaching staff at Halifax Town, and was briefly caretaker manager in October and November 1954.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
- ↑ "Player: Bobby Browne". eu-football.net.
- ↑ HMS Firedrake profiles
- ↑ "Review of 1935-36: Change of tack". The definitive history of Leeds United. mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ↑ Tony White. "Browne: Robert James (Bobby)". Leeds United FC History. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ↑ "Halifax Town Managers". halifaxafc.co.uk. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
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