Buster Brown (footballer)

Buster Brown

Personal information
Full name	William Ian Brown
Date of birth	(1910-09-06)6 September 1910
Place of birth	Silvertown, England
Date of death	15 January 1993(1993-01-15) (aged 82)
Place of death	Ealing, England
Position(s)	Utility player
Youth career
	Fairbairn House
	Silvertown
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1930–1934	Luton Town	49	(4)
1934–1937	Huddersfield Town	20	(2)
1937–1946	Brentford	94	(2)
1946–1947	Leyton Orient	26	(0)
	Chingford Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Ian "Buster" Brown (6 September 1910 – 15 January 1993) was a professional footballer who played a number of positions in the Football League for Brentford, Luton Town, Leyton Orient and Huddersfield Town.

Career

Brown began his career in non-league football with Fairbairn House and Silvertown, before joining Division Three South club Luton Town in 1930. He made shy of 50 league appearances in four seasons at Kenilworth Road, before moving to the top flight with Huddersfield Town in 1934. He was used sparingly before joining Division One rivals Brentford in March 1937 as a replacement for Dai Richards. He quickly became a regular with the Bees, playing in both full back positions, at half back and centre forward during the two-and-a-half years before the Second World War intervened. Brown remained with Brentford during the war, with his 272 appearances being the most by any Brentford player during wartime. He dropped down to the basement to sign for Leyton Orient in 1946, before seeing out his career in the Southern League with Chingford Town the following year.

Honours

Brentford

• London War Cup: 1941–42

References

• 99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History