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 81)
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 Division35136111 [lower-alpha 1] 34217
Gillingham 1965–66 [5] Third Division 24102410
1966–67 [5] Third Division41920514810
1967–68 [5] Third Division401410304414
Total10533308111634
Portsmouth 1968–69 [6] Second Division 82001092
Brentford 1969–70 [7] Fourth Division 40000040
Bedford Town 1969–70 [8] Southern League First Division815 [lower-alpha 2] 0131
Total4314611635518
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

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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.