George Brown (footballer, born 1883)

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George Brown
Personal information
Full name George Samuel Brown
Date of birth January qtr. 1883
Place of birth Longfleet St Mary, Poole, England
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Longfleet St Mary's
1910 Southampton 2 (0)
1910–19?? Longfleet St Mary's
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Samuel Brown (born 1883) was an English amateur footballer who made two appearances for Southampton in the Southern League in 1910. His full-time occupation was as a fisherman.

Football career

Brown was born in the Longfleet St Mary parish of Poole and had represented the Dorset County F.A. [1] In March 1910, he was invited to The Dell for a trial; considered "up to scratch", [1] he took the place of Horace Glover at left-back (Glover had moved to centre-forward in the absence of Charlie McGibbon) for the Southern League match at Bristol Rovers on 26 March 1910. Described as "tall, weighty and muscular", [1] Brown played well enough to earn another match, a week later, at home to Norwich City. [2]

Despite acquitting himself well in his two first-team appearances, Brown decided to abandon his football career and resume his profession as a fisherman, although he continued to play for his local club, earning a trial with the England amateur team in January 1911. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 50. ISBN   0-9514862-3-3.
  2. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 47. ISBN   0-907969-22-4.