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George
Brown |
Huddersfield Town AFC, Aston
Villa
FC
9 appearances, 5 goals
P 9 W 4 D 3 L 2 F 29:
A 13
61% successful
1926-32
captain: none
minutes played: 810 |
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Timeline |
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George Brown |
|
Birth |
22 June 1903 in West Mickley, Stocksfield,
Northumberland [registered in
Hexham, September 1903]. |
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According to the 1911 census,
George is the youngest of the five children (the youngest son) to George
and Mary, they had ten children, three of which had died, up until this
point. His father is a hewer in the coal mines. They live in West Mickley. |
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According to the
1921 census, George is a miner at West Mickley colliery and the youngest
of four children living at home at 4 Elm Street in West Mickley with their
widowed mother. |
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Marriage |
to Annie
Bell [registered in Hexham, December 1925] |
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According to the 1939 register, George is the
manager of a public house, married to Annie. They live at The Star, at 86
Aston Road North in the Aston area of Birmingham, with one 17 year old
servant, Sophia Bell. |
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Death |
10 June 1948 at 1532 Stratford Road, Halls Green,
Birmingham, aged
44 years 355 days
[registered in Birmingham, Warwickshire, June 1948]. Died at his
home following a long illness. Left £492
8s. 4d. to his widow Annie. |
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Funeral |
14 June 1948
in Robin Hood Cemetery, Shirley area
of Solihull |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
|
Club(s) |
Began his
career with Mickley Colliery FC of the Northern Alliance, from where he
joined Huddersfield Town FC in May 1921. After 213 league
appearances and 142 goals, on 17 August 1929, Brown joined Aston
Villa FC for a £5000 transfer fee and returned 116 league
appearances with 79 goals. Burnley FC then paid £1400 for
him on 4 October 1934 and he scored another 24 goals in 35 league
appearances. Leeds United AFC then paid £3100 on 12 September
1935, making another 37 league appearances, scoring nineteen
times. He then joined Darlington FC as a player-manager on 15 October
1936 until 17 October 1938, he made 44 league appearances, scoring
twelve goals, until his resignation |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
winners 1921-22, runners-up 1927-28; FA Charity Shield
winners 1922; Football League Champions 1923-24,
1924-25, 1925-26, runners-up 1926-27, 1927-28, 1928-29; |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (three appearances) |
|
Distinctions |
None |
|
Height/Weight |
5'
10½", 11st.
2lbs [1927]. 11st. 1lb [1928] |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
One of two who became 510th players
(511)
to
appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside-forward, centre-forward |
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First match |
No. 151,
20 October 1926,
England 3
Ireland
3, a
British Championship match at
Anfield Road, Anfield, Liverpool, aged
23 years
120 days.
 |
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Last match |
No. 183, 16 November 1932,
Wales
0
England 0,
a British Championship match at The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham, aged
29 years 147 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1926-27, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1932-33; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1926-27; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Cousin of
Joe Spence |
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Beyond England |
|
On leaving the game, employed
as a licensee in Birmingham. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.50. |
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George Brown - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
|
10 |
9 |
6 |
810 |
5 |
162
min |
1 |
none |
none |
|
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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George Brown
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.50 |
25.0 |
-1 |
|
Away |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
25 |
8 |
+17 |
2 |
2 |
3.571 |
1.143 |
71.4 |
+3 |
| All |
9 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
29 |
13 |
+16 |
2 |
2 |
3.222 |
1.444 |
61.1 |
+2 |
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George Brown
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1.50 |
1.667 |
41.7 |
-1 |
| Friendly |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
3 |
+17 |
0 |
1 |
6.667 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
| All |
9 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
29 |
13 |
+16 |
2 |
2 |
3.222 |
1.444 |
61.1 |
+2 |
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George Brown
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC 1926-27 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.667 |
2.333 |
66.7 |
+1 |
| BC 1927-28 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
| BC 1928-29 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
| BC 1932-33 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC
All |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1.50 |
1.667 |
41.7 |
-1 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1.50 |
1.667 |
41.7 |
-1 |
|
All |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1.50 |
1.667 |
41.7 |
-1 |
George
Brown
- Match History
|
Club:
Huddersfield Town A.F.C.
- eight full appearances (720 min) |
F.A. International Selection Committee - nine full appearances (810 min)x
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Age 23 |
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1 |
151 |
20 October 1926 -
England 3
Ireland
3,
Anfield Road, Liverpool |
BC |
HD |
Start
8 |
ir |
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2 |
152 |
12 February 1927 -
Wales
3
England 3,
The Racecourse, Wrexham |
AD |
Start |
ir |
|
3 |
153 |
2 April 1927 -
Scotland
1
England 2,
Hampden Park,Glasgow |
AW |
Start |
ir |
|
4 |
154 |
11 May 1927 -
Belgium
1 England 9, Stade
DC Bruxelles,
Bruxelles |
tour |
AW |
Start
11,34 |
ir |
|
5 |
155 |
21 May 1927 -
Luxembourg
2 England 5,
Stade de la Frontière,
Esch-sur-Alzette |
AW |
Start |
ir |
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6 |
156 |
26 May 1927 -
France
0 England 6,
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris |
AW |
Start
4,50 |
ir |
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There is confusion as to whether he or Rigby scored twice. The
Sporting Life, L'Equipe 1984-85 and Rothman's
favour Brown. The Guardian, L'Echo des Sports, Gamage's
and Granidge's suggest Rigby. |
Notes
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