Jimmy Brown (footballer, born 1924)

Jimmy Brown
Personal information
Full name	James Brown
Date of birth	16 February 1924
Place of birth	Cumnock, Scotland
Date of death	17 January 2002 (aged 77)
Place of death	New Cumnock, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
	Kello Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team
1946–1947	Motherwell
1948	Chesterfield
1948–1949	Bradford City
1949–1950	Queen of the South
1950–1952	Carlisle United
	Annan Athletic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Brown (16 February 1924 – 17 January 2002)^[2] was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward for clubs in Scotland and England.

Brown was born in Cumnock. He was a prolific goal-scorer in a brief career following the Second World War, notably scoring 16 goals in just 18 games for Motherwell and being Bradford City's club top scorer in his one season at the club, in 1948–49, when he amassed 11 goals in 20 games. He also played for Chesterfield and the Queen of the South side of Billy Houliston, Roy Henderson, Jim Patterson and Dougie Sharpe. Brown then played for Carlisle United, before dropping down to the Carlisle and District League with Annan Athletic.

References[edit]

^ "Jimmy Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
^ Jimmy Brown at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

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[1] "Jimmy Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 April 2017.

[2] Jimmy Brown at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

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