Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1931)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Brown[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 December 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
Date of death | June 2019 | (aged 87)||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Youth career | |||
Polkemmet | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1952–1956 | Motherwell | 3 | (0) |
1956–1967 | Workington | 419 | (2) |
Total | 422 | (2) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Brown (2 December 1931 – June 2019) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back.
Career
Born in Motherwell, Brown played for Polkemmet, Motherwell and Workington.[2] Brown was Workington's record appearance holder, and made a total of 469 league and cup appearances for the club between 1956 and 1967.[3] He also spent some time as player-coach.[4]
His appearance record was beaten by Kyle May in 2015.[4] His son Bobby also played for Workington.[4] He died in June 2019, aged 87.[4]
References
- ^ "Bobby Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "Recognition for long-serving Workington Reds pair". News and Star. 5 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Workington Reds' great Bobby dies at the age of 87". Times and Star.