Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1931)
Scottish footballer (1931–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Brown (2 December 1931 – June 2019) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | June 2019 (aged 87) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Polkemmet Juniors | |||
| 1952–1956 | Motherwell | 3 | (0) |
| 1956–1967 | Workington | 419 | (2) |
| Total | 422 | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1967 | Workington | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Motherwell, Brown played for Polkemmet Juniors, Motherwell and Workington.[2][3] Brown was Workington's record appearance holder, and made a total of 469 league and cup appearances for the club between 1956 and 1967.[4] He also spent some time as player-coach.[5]
His appearance record was beaten by Kyle May in 2015.[5] His son Bobby also played for Workington.[5] He died in June 2019, aged 87.[5]
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