Herbert Brown (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Herbert Archibald Brown[1] | ||
Place of birth | Wilton Park, County Durham,[1] England | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Shildon | ||
1928–1932 | Darlington | 139 | (7) |
– | Spennymoor United | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Herbert Archibald Brown (fl. 1928–1932) was an English footballer who made 139 appearances in the Football League playing for Darlington in the 1920s and 1930s. He also played non-league football for Shildon and Spennymoor United.[1] Brown, a left back, partnered Hughie Dickson at full back in the later part of Dickson's career.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Hartlepool's weak defence". Yorkshire Post. 2 September 1929. p. 14 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Darlington's backs, Brown and Dickson, were a great pair
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- People from County Durham
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- Spennymoor United F.C. players
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