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Arthur
Brown |
Aston Villa
FC
3 appearances, 4 goals (all on his
debut)
P 3 W 1 D 0 L 2 F 17:
A 10
33% successful
1882
Captain: none
minutes played: 270 |
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Timeline |
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Arthur Brown |
Birth |
Friday, 3 December 1858 at
Broomfield Place, Spon End, Coventry,
Warwickshire [registered in
Coventry, December 1858]. |
Birth notes |
Alleged to be born on 15 March 1859 in
Birmingham. There is no registration to confirm this. In fact, his 1881
census, the only Birmingham-area Arthur Brown with a younger
brother, Albert, was found to be born in Coventry, which led to the Arthur
Brown mentioned, and corrected by Coventry City FC's historian, Lionel
Bird, who also provided us with Brown's birth certificate. |
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According to the 1861 census,
Arthur is the third of three children to Benjamin and Elizabeth (née
Ellis), living at
Court 8, 4 Sovereign Place in the Spon End area of Coventry. His father is
a watchmaker. |
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According to the 1871 census,
Arthur is the third of six children to their parents at 2 Thomas Place,
Wheeler Street in Birmingham. Arthur is an errand boy. His father is a
watch finisher. |
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According to the 1881 census,the
five Brown children and parents were living at (7 court 4 house) 28
Wheeler Street in Birmingham. Arthur is an ear ring maker. Father is
still a watch finisher. |
Marriage |
to Eliza Jane Stagg [registered in West Bromwich, June 1883]. |
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According to the
1891 census, Arthur has married Eliza had have three children, Arthur B,
Samuel B and Harold T. They live in 61 Albert Place in Wheeler Street.
Arthur is a jeweller. |
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According to the
1901 census, at an address written as 61 Wheeler Street, Arthur and Eliza
have two more children, Archie and Eveline. Arthur is now a Tobacconist,
and a jeweller. |
Death |
Thursday, 1 July 1909
at 184 Anglesey Street, Aston, Warwickshire, aged
50 years
210 days
[registered in Aston, September 1909].
Died from Phlebitis of the right leg and Embolism Syncope. |
Obituary |
"OLD ASTON VILLA PLAYER'S DEATH. "A
Birmingham telegram announces the death of Mr Arthur Brown, who was a
great footballer in the infancy of the game, and was prominent in
popularising the pastime and in laying the foundation of the fame of Aston
Villa Club. Brilliant in attack, a prolific scorer in many memorable games
30 years ago, he represented England against Scotland, Ireland and Wales,
and shared in the English Cup triumph of Aston Villa, when they defeated
the then formidable Wednesday Old Athletic by six clear goals. He also
played in all the inter-Association matches. His great speciality was
skilful dribbling and shooting." -
Saturday, 3 July 1909, Southern Echo
"FAMOUS VILLA PLAYER DEAD.
"Footballers generally will regret to hear of the death of Arthur Brown, a
famous Aston Villa player, who a quarter of a century ago was one of the
greatest dribblers the game ever produced. His name will always be
associated with Aston Villa and Archie Hunter. Brown flourished at a time
when individuality in the game of football was more pronounced than it is
to-day, and the deceased was one of the cleverest exponents of the art of
close dribbling at a time when brilliant players were numerous. In 1881 he
was selected to play for England against Ireland, and he and his clubmate,
Howard Vaughton, gave the Irishmen a good thrashing on their own ground,
scoring nine goals between them out of 13 recorded against the Irish. He
played against Scotland in 1882, and gained the only goal scored for
England in a 5—1 defeat. He also did duty for the mother country versus
Wales, at Wrexham. A man of somewhat slight build, he was a champion in
the days of W. Mosforth, Wm. Gunn (Notts), George Holden (Wolverhampton
Old Athletic), and a host of others who helped in no small way by their
brilliance to establish the game amongst the popular pastimes of the
nation." - Monday, 5 July 1909, Sheffield Independent |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], Lionel Bird,
Coventry City FC historian & |
Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Began with
Florence FC in Aston, Birmingham, then Aston Unity FC and Mitchell St.
George's FC. Joined Aston
Villa FC in August 1878 until August 1879 and again from February 1880 until May
1886. In between which, he played for Birchfield Trinity FC from 1891 and Birmingham
Excelsior FC. Went on to a second spell with Mitchell St. George's FC.
For the 1894-95 and 1895-96 seasons, Brown was playing for Evesham
Wanderers FC. |
Club honours |
Studley and District League winners
1894-95, 1895-96. |
Individual honours |
None |
Distinctions |
None |
Height/Weight |
one source states 5'
8" |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Steve Emms, Evesham historian. |
England Career |
Player number |
One of
seven who became the
ninetieth players
(95) to appear
for England. |
Position(s) |
Inside-right,
centre-forward, half-back; |
First match |
No. 14, 18
February 1882, Ireland 0 England 13, a friendly match at
Knock Ground, Bloomfield,
Belfast, aged 23 years 77 days.
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Last match |
No. 16, 13
March 1882, Wales 5 England 3, a friendly match at
The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham,
aged 23 years 100 days. |
Individual honours |
None |
Distinctions |
Older brother of
Aston Villa FC's Albert
Brown. |
Beyond England |
Retired from football
through ill-health. He worked as a club steward until 1908. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.49./Spartacus.Schoolnet.co.uk/Aston |
The Numbers |
Parties |
Appearances |
Minutes |
Goals |
Goals
Ave. min |
Captain |
3 |
3 |
270 |
4 |
none |
none |
Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
10 |
+7 |
0 |
1 |
5.667 |
3.333 |
33.3 |
-1 |
Match Record
Venue &
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
Away venues
Friendly matches |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
10 |
+7 |
0 |
1 |
5.667 |
3.333 |
33.3 |
-1 |
Match History
Club:
Aston Villa F.C. - three full appearances (270 min) |
F.A. Committee (Charles Alcock) -
three full appearances (270 min)x |
Age 23 |
1 |
14 |
18 February 1882 - Ireland 0 England 13,
Knock
Ground, Belfast
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Fr |
AW |
Start
   
15,?,?,?,? |
ir |
2 |
15 |
11 March 1882 - Scotland 5 England 1,
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
Fr |
AL |
Start |
ir |
3 |
16 |
13 March 1882 - Wales 5 England 3, The Racecourse,
Wrexham |
AL |
Start |
cf/ hb |
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Notes
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CG
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