Jonathan Brown (English footballer)

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Jonathan Brown
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Brown[1]
Date of birth 1893
Place of birth Clayton-le-Moors, England
Date of death 6 November 1918 (aged 24–25)[2]
Place of death Nord, France
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Great Harwood
1913–1915 Burnley 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jonathan Brown (1893 – 6 November 1918) was an English professional football left half who made one appearance in the Football League for Burnley in 1914.[1]

Military service[]

Brown served as a private in the East Lancashire Regiment during the First World War and was killed in France on 6 November 1918, just five days before the Armistice.[3] He was buried in Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery.[2]

Honours[]

Burnley

  • East Lancashire Charity Cup: 1914–15[4]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burnley 1914–15[5] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 42. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Jonathan Brown | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Burnley FC And The Great War". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Burnley Squad 1914/15 – World War One". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 3 December 2017.


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