John Brown (footballer, born March 1940)

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John Brown
Personal information
Full name John Brown[1]
Date of birth (1940-03-06) 6 March 1940 (age 84)[1]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dunbar United
1962 Colchester United 1 (0)
Stenhousemuir
George Cross
Total 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Brown (born 6 March 1940) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Colchester United.

Career[edit]

Born in Edinburgh, Brown began his career with the Scottish junior club Dunbar United. He earned a move to English Football League side Colchester United in 1962 where he made one league appearance for the U's.[1][2] He made his debut for Colchester in the League Cup during a 2–0 second round defeat at Northampton Town on 26 September 1962.[3] Following this came his league debut and solitary appearance at Layer Road, a 1–1 draw with Halifax Town[4] on 27 October, and his final appearance came in the subsequent game, an FA Cup tie with non-league Wimbledon in the first round that ended in a 2–1 defeat.[5]

After leaving Colchester, Brown returned to Scotland to play for Stenhousemuir, and later moved to Australia to play for George Cross.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Colchester United - Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Colchester United - Match details - Northampton Town 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 1–1 Halifax Town". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Colchester United - Match details - Wimbledon 2–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.