David Brown (footballer, born 1887)

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David Brown
Personal information
Full name David Brown [1]
Date of birth 26 November 1887 [1]
Place of birth Broughty Ferry, Scotland [1]
Date of death 1970 (aged 83) [1]
Height5 ft 7+12 in (1.71 m) [2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Dundee St Joseph's
1913–1917 Dundee 103 (79)
1917 Greenock Morton
1917–1919 Rangers 20 (14)
1919 Dundee 13 (11)
1919–1921 Stoke 50 (17)
1921–1922 Notts County 14 (7)
1922–1923 Kilmarnock 19 (4)
1923–1925 Darlington 97 (74)
1926–1927 Crewe Alexandra 37 (21)
1927–1928 Barrow 23 (7)
Total376(234)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Brown (26 November 1887 – 1970) was a Scottish footballer who played extensively in both England and Scotland. He played in the Football League for Barrow, Crewe Alexandra, Darlington, Notts County and Stoke. [1] A centre-forward, he scored 39 league goals as Darlington won the Third Division North title in 1924–25.

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Career

Brown played for Dundee St Joseph's, Dundee [3] (in two spells, scoring six goals in a Scottish Football League fixture against Raith Rovers in December 1916), [4] Greenock Morton and Peebles Rovers. During World War I he guested for Rangers, [5] Nottingham Forest, [6] Birmingham and Port Vale. [7] [8]

After the war he joined Second Division side Stoke and made an instant impact, scoring twice on his debut against Rotherham County on 1 November 1919. [1] He then scored six goals in four matches in December and went on to become top-scorer in 1919–20 with 13. [1] Stoke had a poor 1920–21 campaign, almost being relegated, and Brown only managed four goals in 20 matches before he was sold to Notts County. [1] He scored seven goals in 14 Second Division games at Meadow Lane in the 1921–22 campaign.

He returned to Scotland to play for Kilmarnock in the 1922–23 season, then left Rugby Park and again moved to England with Darlington. He was a prolific striker for the "Quakers", scoring 27 goals in 1923–24 and then a club record 39 league goals in 1924–25 as Darlington won the Third Division North title. [9] His goalscoring tally left him as the division's top-scorer for two consecutive seasons. He then departed Feethams, and played for Crewe Alexandra. He scored 21 goals in 37 Third Division North appearances in the 1926–27 season, in a brief stay at Gresty Road. He then spent the 1927–28 season with Barrow, before retiring to become honorary reserve team manager of former club Darlington.

Career statistics

Source: [10]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1919–20 Second Division 3113103213
1920–21 Second Division19410204
Total5017205217
Notts County 1921–22 Second Division14700147
Darlington 1923–24 Third Division North 4027304327
1924–25 Third Division North4039514540
1925–26 Third Division North178221910
Total977410310777
Crewe Alexandra 1926–27 Third Division North3721324023
Barrow 1927–28 Third Division North23710247
Career total221126165237131

Honours

Rangers [5]

Darlington

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