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Harry Brown (footballer, born 1924)

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Harry Brown
Personal information
Date of birth (1924-04-09)9 April 1924
Place of birth Kingsbury, Middlesex, England
Date of death 1982 (aged 57–58)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–1946 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
1945–1946 → Colchester United (guest) 12 (0)
1946–1949 Notts County 93 (0)
1949–1951 Derby County 37 (0)
1951–1956 Queens Park Rangers 189 (0)
1956–1958 Plymouth Argyle 66 (0)
1956–1958 Exeter City 0 (0)
Total 397 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold Thomas Brown (9 April 1924 – 1982) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Queens Park Rangers, Notts County, Derby County and Plymouth Argyle.

He signed for Queens Park Rangers in 1942 and played during the war. He played for Colchester United while stationed at Colchester Garrison, making 12 Southern League appearances between October 1945 and April 1946.[1] He also guested for Arsenal in a friendly against Dinamo Moscow in November 1945, alongside Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen. He later joined Notts County (1946–1949) and Derby County (1949–1951) before rejoining QPR in 1951. He went on to play 189 league games for Rangers.[2][3][4]

Brown transferred to Plymouth Argyle in August 1956 and later had a spell with Exeter City.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Harry Brown (Goalkeeper)". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ Harry Brown at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  3. ^ "Harry Brown". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Harry Brown". 11v11.com. Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Harry Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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