Fred Brown (rugby league)

Frederick Brown
Personal information
Full name Frederick Brown
Nickname Fred
Born Wales
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1921–23 Oldham 78 11 0 0 33
1923–25 Wigan 62 8 0 0 24
Total 140 19 0 0 57
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1921–23 Wales 2 1 0 0 3

Frederick "Fred" Brown was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, playing at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Oldham, and Wigan, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

Playing career

International honours

Fred Brown won caps for Wales while at Oldham 1921–1923 2-caps.[2]

Championship Final appearances

Fred Brown played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Oldham's 2-13 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 6 May 1922.[3]

County League appearances

Fred Brown played in Wigan's victory in the Lancashire County League during the 1923–24.[4]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Fred Brown played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Wigan's 21-4 victory over Oldham in the 1924 Challenge Cup Final during the 1923–24 season at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale on Saturday 12 April 1924.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  2. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "1921–1922 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "1923-1924 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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