Gordon Brown (footballer, born 1933)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gordon Brown | ||
Date of birth | 6 June 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Eastham, England | ||
Playing position | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1949–1951 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1951–1952 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
1952–1957 | Scunthorpe United | 164 | (73) |
1957–1960 | Derby County | 53 | (20) |
1960–1961 | Southampton | 8 | (2) |
1961–1963 | Barrow | 39 | (16) |
1963–1964 | Southport | 4 | (1) |
1964–1965 | Morecambe | ? | (?) |
Total | 268 | (111) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Gordon Brown (born 30 June 1933) is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward. Brown made over 250 appearances in the Football League for six clubs over a period of thirteen years, scoring over 100 goals.
Career
Born in Eastham, Brown began his career senior career with boyhood club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1951, although he never made a league appearance for Wolves. He also played in the Football League for Scunthorpe United, Derby County, Southampton, Barrow and Southport, before playing non-league football with Morecambe.