Tommy Brown (footballer, born 1921)

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Tommy Brown
Personal information
Full name Thomas Law Brown
Date of birth(1921-04-17)17 April 1921 [1]
Place of birth Glenbuck, Scotland
Date of death 10 May 1966(1966-05-10) (aged 45) [2]
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1936–1938 [3] Cambuslang Rangers
1938–1942 Heart of Midlothian 29 (1)
1945–1968 Millwall 69 (7)
1948–1950 Charlton Athletic 34 (1)
1950–1953 Leyton Orient 98 (5)
– Dartford
International career
1939 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
1939–1941 Scotland (wartime) 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Law Brown (17 April 1921 – 10 May 1966) was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Heart of Midlothian, Millwall, [4] Charlton Athletic [5] and Leyton Orient, as a wing half. In a career interrupted by World War II, he had been selected for the Scottish League XI within his first season as a professional at Hearts aged 17, [6] and played for Scotland in three unofficial wartime international matches, two of them while still a teenager. [7] After the war, he moved to English football, playing only for clubs in east London.

Brown was born in the small Ayrshire mining community of Glenbuck which produced several professional footballers, among them a pair of brothers with the same surname and even including another Tommy Brown; however, it is believed he was not directly related to them. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "[Hearts player] Tommy Brown". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Tommy Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. ↑ McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors - 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 218. ISBN   1-85158-060-3.
  4. ↑ A-Z of Millwall players | A-D, The Millwall History Files
  5. ↑ Tommy Brown, 11v11.com
  6. ↑ "[SFL player] Thomas Brown". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "[Scotland player] Thomas Brown". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  8. ↑ The Cherrypickers – Glenbuck nursery of footballers, 1951 via ScottishLeague.net
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