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Stan Brown
Personal information
Full name Stanley Brown[1]
Date of birth (1941-09-15)15 September 1941[1]
Place of birth Lewes, England
Date of death 15 March 2018(2018-03-15) (aged 76)[2]
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1972 Fulham 353 (16)
1972 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 9 (0)
1972–1973 Colchester United 23 (0)
1973–1974 Wimbledon
1974 Margate
1974–1977 Haywards Heath Town
Ringmer
Southwick
Burgess Hill Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stanley Brown (15 September 1941 – 15 March 2018) was an English footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League.

Life and career

Brown was born in Lewes, East Sussex.[1] Between 1960 and 1972, he made 353 league appearances for Fulham, scoring 16 goals in that period. He was sent on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion in 1972, before moving to Colchester United. At the end of the 1972–73 season, Brown moved on to Wimbledon.[3] He later played non-league football for clubs including Margate, Haywards Heath Town, Ringmer, Southwick and Burgess Hill Town,[4][1] and went on to coach children in the Lewes area.[2] Brown died in March 2018 at the age of 76.[2]

Brown was one of six brothers who all played football; two of the six, Alan and Irvin, also played at Football League level.[1][2]

Honours

Fulham[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 37–40. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  2. ^ a b c d Walton, Josh (16 March 2018). "Obituary: 'Player's player' who coached the next generation of footballers". The Argus. Brighton. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Stan Brown Colchester United Profile". Coludata. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Stan Brown". Margate Football Club History. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Tier Three (League One) Honours". Coludaybyday. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  • Stan Brown at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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