Alan Brown (footballer, born 1959)

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Alan Brown
Personal information
Full name Alan Brown
Date of birth (1959-05-22) 22 May 1959 (age 66)
Place of birth Easington, County Durham, England
Position Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1982 Sunderland 103 (21)
1981 → Newcastle United (loan) 5 (3)
1982–1984 Shrewsbury Town 65 (15)
1984–1986 Doncaster Rovers 15 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Brown (born 22 May 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward for Sunderland, Shrewsbury Town, and Doncaster Rovers. [1]

Brown was signed by Doncaster Rovers' manager Billy Bremner from Shrewsbury Town for £35,000 in March 1984. [2] [3] The 1984–85 season started well for Brown with a hat-trick in a win at Reading, however he was injured a little later in the season and despite a two-game comeback the following season he was forced to retire from the game. He made 17 appearances for Rovers, scoring 7 goals. [3]

He is the father of former footballer Chris Brown.

References

  1. ↑ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN   9781899538157.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ "Alan Brown profile". Doncasterrovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN   978-0-9569848-3-8.


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