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Harold Thomas Brown (9 April 1924 – June 1982) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Queens Park Rangers, Notts County, Derby County and Plymouth Argyle.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Harold Thomas Brown[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 April 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Kingsbury, England | ||
Date of death | June 1982 58)[1] | (aged||
Place of death | Abingdon, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Queens Park Rangers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1945–1946 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | (0) |
1945–1946 | → Colchester United (guest) | 12 | (0) |
1946–1949 | Notts County | 93 | (0) |
1949–1951 | Derby County | 37 | (0) |
1951–1956 | Queens Park Rangers | 189 | (0) |
1956–1958 | Plymouth Argyle | 66 | (0) |
1956–1958 | Exeter City | 0 | (0) |
Total | 397 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Brown signed for Queens Park Rangers in 1940 and played during the war.[2] He played for Colchester United while stationed at Colchester Garrison, making 12 Southern League appearances between October 1945 and April 1946.[3]
Brown also guested for Arsenal in a friendly against Dinamo Moscow in November 1945, alongside Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen. He entered the game after watching as a fan, as Arsenal's goalkeeper was concussed in the first half.[4]
Brown later joined Notts County (1946–1949) and Derby County (1949–1951) before rejoining QPR in 1951. He went on to play 189 league games for Rangers.[5][6][7]
Brown transferred to Plymouth Argyle in August 1956 and later had a spell with Exeter City.[1]
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