George Brown (footballer, born 1903)
For other people with the same name, see George Brown (disambiguation).
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 June 1903 | ||
Place of birth | Mickley, England | ||
Date of death | 10 June 1948 44) | (aged||
Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Mickley Colliery | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1921–1929 | Huddersfield Town | 213 | (142) |
1929–1934 | Aston Villa | 116 | (79) |
1934–1935 | Burnley | 35 | (24) |
1935–1936 | Leeds United | 37 | (19) |
1936–1938 | Darlington | 44 | (12) |
National team | |||
1926–1932 | England | 9 | (5) |
? | The Football League XI | 1 | (?) |
Teams managed | |||
1936–1938 | Darlington (player) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
George Brown (22 June 1903 – 10 June 1948), nicknamed Bomber, was an English professional footballer and football manager, who played most of his career with Huddersfield Town.
Playing career
A centre-forward, he was the highest ever goal-scorer for Huddersfield Town with 159 goals; 142 in the League in 213 appearances and 17 from 16 outings in the FA Cup. Signed straight from his pit team at Mickley in May 1921, he was eventually sold to Aston Villa in August 1929 for £5,000.
During his career he scored 273 goals in 440 games, between 1921 and 1938, after which he retired to run a pub. He gained 9 full England caps and represented the Football League once.
Honours
As a player
- FA Charity Shield winner: 1922
- Division 1 champions: 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26
- Division 1 runners-up: 1926–27, 1927–28
- FA Cup finalist: 1928
Managerial statistics
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Darlington | October 1936 | October 1938 | 90 | 23 | 45 | 22 | 25.6 |
External links
- George Brown career statistics at Soccerbase
- George Brown management career statistics at Soccerbase
- Aston Villa profile
- Profile on www.englandstats.com
- Profile on www.englandfc.com
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