John Brown (footballer, born 1947)

John Brown
Personal information
Full nameJohn Christopher Brown
Date of birth30 December 1947
Place of birthBradford, Yorkshire
Height6Ft
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
Preston North End
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1964–1975Preston North End67(0)
1970–1971→ Stockport County (loan)26(0)
1975–1976Stockport County15(0)
1976–1982Wigan Athletic162(0)
Macclesfield Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

John Brown (born 30 December 1947) is a former English goalkeeper, who played for Preston North End, Stockport County, Wigan Athletic and Macclesfield Town.

In 1976, he signed for Wigan Athletic when they were still in the Northern Premier League and made 69 league appearances for the club before they were voted into the Football League.[1] Brown was Wigan's first ever goalkeeper in the Football League and was the club's Player of the Year in 1980. He made a further 93 league appearances for the club before joining Macclesfield Town in 1982.

References

  1. ↑ "Latics A-Z". Retrieved 2010-09-09.

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