George Brown (footballer, born 1883)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Samuel Brown | ||
Date of birth | January qtr. 1883 | ||
Place of birth | Longfleet St Mary, Poole, England | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1910 | Southampton | 2 | (0) |
1910–19?? | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
George Samuel Brown (born 1883) was an English amateur footballer who made two appearances for Southampton in the Southern League in 1910. His full-time occupation was as a fisherman.
Football career[]
Brown was born in the Longfleet St Mary parish of Poole and had represented the Dorset County F.A.[1] In March 1910, he was invited to The Dell for a trial; considered "up to scratch",[1] he took the place of Horace Glover at left-back (Glover had moved to centre-forward in the absence of Charlie McGibbon) for the Southern League match at Bristol Rovers on 26 March 1910. Described as "tall, weighty and muscular",[1] Brown played well enough to earn another match, a week later, at home to Norwich City.[2]
Despite acquitting himself well in his two first-team appearances, Brown decided to abandon his football career and resume his profession as a fisherman, although he continued to play for his local club, earning a trial with the England amateur team in January 1911.[1]
References[]
- 1883 births
- Sportspeople from Poole
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Southern Football League players
- Longfleet St Mary's F.C. players
- Southampton F.C. players