Gordon Brown (footballer, born 1929)

Gordon Brown
Personal information
Full name Gordon Steele Brown[1]
Date of birth (1929-03-21)21 March 1929[1]
Place of birth Church Warsop, England
Date of death 15 August 2010(2010-08-15) (aged 81)
Place of death Nottingham, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Playing position Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1946–1950 Nottingham Forest 1 (0)
1950–1958 York City 322 (25)
1958–? Sutton United ? (?)
Shirebrook Miners Welfare ? (?)
Total 323 (25)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Gordon Steele Brown (21 March 1929 – 15 August 2010) was an English footballer.

Career

Born in Church Warsop, Nottinghamshire, Brown played junior football in Worksop before signing a professional contract with Nottingham Forest in December 1946.[2] He joined York City in June 1950 after serving in the British Army in 1948 to 1949.[3] He was a member of the team which played in the FA Cup semi-final in 1955.[2] He left the club for non-League Sutton United in July 1958 and later played for Shirebrook Miners Welfare.[2] Brown died at Nottingham City Hospital at the age of 81 on the morning of 15 August 2010.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 86. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Citizen Publications. p. 16. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.
  3. ↑ "YORK CITY : 1946/47 – 2003/04". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
  4. ↑ Flett, Dave (2010-08-17). "York City’s 1955 FA Cup hero Gordon Brown dies, aged 81". The Press. Retrieved 2011-08-25.


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