Alex Brown (footballer, born 1914)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Roy Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1914[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Seghill,[1] Northumberland, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 August 2006 (aged 91)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Chesterfield,[2] Derbyshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward, inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | West Cramlington Welfare | ||
| – | Blyth Spartans | ||
| – | Ashington | ||
| 1932–1933 | Hartlepools United | 0 | (0) |
| – | Seghill Colliery Welfare | ||
| 1934–1935 | Chesterfield | 8 | (1) |
| 1935–1936 | Darlington | 5 | (0) |
| 1927–1928 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| 1939–19?? | Gateshead | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–1947 | Mansfield Town | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Roy Brown (21 November 1914 – 8 August 2006) was an English footballer who made 18 appearances in the Football League playing at outside forward or inside right for Chesterfield, Darlington and Mansfield Town. He was on the books of Hartlepools United without representing them in the League, and played once for Gateshead in the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season. He also played non-league football for clubs including Blyth Spartans, Ashington and Shrewsbury Town.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b Basson, Stuart (6 May 2017). "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information 1921–2017". cfchistory.com. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Fresh faces will be seen at Darlington". Sunday Sun. Newcastle upon Tyne. 15 August 1935. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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- 1914 births
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- People from Seghill
- Footballers from Northumberland
- English men's footballers
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- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Gateshead F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
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