Jimmy Brown (footballer, born 1924)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | New Cumnock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 2002 (aged 77–78) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kello Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1946–1947 | Motherwell | 18 | (16) |
| 1948 | Chesterfield | 5 | (2) |
| 1948–1949 | Bradford City | 20 | (11) |
| 1949–1950 | Queen of the South | 14 | (1) |
| 1950–1952 | Carlisle United | 15 | (9) |
| Annan Athletic | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
James 'Jimmy' Brown (16 February 1924 – 2002)[1] was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward for clubs in Scotland and England.
Brown was born in Cumnock. He was a prolific goal-scorer in a brief career following the Second World War, notably scoring 16 goals in just 18 games for Motherwell and being Bradford City's club top scorer in his one season at the club, in 1948–49, when he amassed 11 goals in 20 games. He also played for Chesterfield and the Queen of the South side of Billy Houliston, Roy Henderson, Jim Patterson and Dougie Sharpe. Brown then played for Carlisle United, before dropping down to the Carlisle and District League with Annan Athletic.
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