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Ken Brown

West Ham United FC

 1 appearance, 0 goals

P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 2: A 1
100% successful
1959

captain: none
minutes played: 90

Timeline
  Kenneth Brown
Birth 16 February 1934 in Forest Gate, Essex [registered in West Ham, March 1934]. Lived in Bonham Road, Dagenham, five doors away from the Venables' household. Attended Lymington Secondary Modern.

Source

 Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Club Career
Club(s) Started playing schoolboy football in Dagenham before joining Neville United FC of the Dagenham League. West Ham United FC signed Brown in October 1951 and made 386 league appearances, scoring four goals. He joined Torquay United FC for a £4000 transfer fee in May 1967, making 42 league appearances, scoring once, and followed fellow player John Bond to Hereford United FC in May 1969 of the Southern League under John Charles, for a single season.
Club honours Football League Division Two winners 1957-58; International Soccer League winners 1963; American Challenge Cup runners-up 1963; FA Cup winners 1963-64; FA Charity Shield shared 1964; Football League Cup runners-up 1965-66; UEFA European Cup Winners Cup winners 1965-66;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 6' 0", 13st. 11lbs [1960].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Management Career
Club(s) After retiring from playing, as John Bond became the manager, Brown became his assistant at Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic FC in June 1970. Became the assistant manager at Norwich City FC, again under Bond, in November 1973, but when Bond left for Manchester City FC, Brown became the club manager from October 1980 until his sacking on 9 November 1987. Was made caretaker manager of Shrewsbury Town FC in December 1987 for one match, and returned to manage Plymouth Argyle FC from July 1988 until his sacking in February 1990. After which he became a part-time scout for England under Terry Venables, Kevin Keegan and Glenn Hoddle.
Club honours Football League Cup winners 1984-85; Football League Division Two winners 1985-86;

England Career
Player number One of four who became 786th players (787) to appear for England.
Position(s) Centre-half
Only match No. 337, 18 November 1959, England 2 Northern Ireland 1, a British Championship match at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 25 years 275 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1959-60;
Team honours British Championship shared 1959-60;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Beyond England
Has business interest in the Lakenham Leisure Centre in Norwich.


The Numbers
parties Appearances comp. apps minutes captain
1 1 1 90 0 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.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2 1 100 +1
His only match was a British Championship played at a home venue and played in a white shirt

Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1959-60 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC All 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1
1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1

Match History

 Club: West Ham United F.C. - one full appearance (90 min) manager: Walter Winterbottom - one full appearance (90 min)x

apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

Age 25
1 337 18 November 1959 - England 2 Northern Ireland 1
 Empire Stadium, Wembley		 BC HW   5
 

one of four who became the 785th player (789) to appear for England.
the thirteenth West Ham United player to represent England


  

 		  
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