Bill Brown (footballer, born 1943)

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Bill Brown
Personal information
Full name William Frederick Thomas Brown [1]
Date of birth (1943-02-07) 7 February 1943 (age 82)
Place of birth Croydon, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1961 Southampton 0 (0)
1961–1962 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
1962–1964 Romford 80 (29)
1964–1965 Chelmsford City
1965–1966 Bedford Town 35 (13)
1966–1968 Gillingham 105 (33)
1968–1969 Portsmouth 8 (2)
1969 Brentford 4 (0)
1969–1970 Margate
1970 Bedford Town 8 (1)
Dunstable Town
Ford United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Frederick Thomas Brown (born 7 February 1943) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. [2] His professional clubs included Portsmouth, Brentford and Gillingham, for whom he made over 100 Football League appearances. [1] Either side of his spell in the Football League, Brown had a long career in non-League football. [1]

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Personal life

As of October 1969, Brown was running his own haulage business. [3] As of 2014, he was living in Essex. [3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bedford Town 1965–66 [4] Southern League Premier Division351361—11 [a] 34217
Gillingham 1965–66 [5] Third Division 2410———2410
1966–67 [5] Third Division4192051—4810
1967–68 [5] Third Division40141030—4414
Total105333081—11634
Portsmouth 1968–69 [6] Second Division 820010—92
Brentford 1969–70 [7] Fourth Division 400000—40
Bedford Town 1969–70 [8] Southern League First Division81——5 [b] 0131
Total431461—1635518
Career total16049919016319453
  1. ↑ 6 appearances and 3 goals in Eastern Professional Floodlit Competition, 4 appearances in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in Huntingdonshire Premier Cup
  2. ↑ 3 appearances in Eastern Professional Floodlit Competition, 2 appearances in Southern League Cup

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bill Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 68. ISBN   0-7524-2243-X.
  3. 1 2 Trice, Jeff. "Bill Brown". www.margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Season 65/6" . Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Billy Brown". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "William Brown". PompeyRama. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 390. ISBN   0951526200.
  8. ↑ "Season 69/70" . Retrieved 15 January 2017.


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