Harry Brown (footballer, born 1924)

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.

Harry Brown

Personal information
Full name	Harold Thomas Brown[1]
Date of birth	9 April 1924
Place of birth	Kingsbury, England
Date of death	June 1982 (aged 58)[1]
Place of death	Abingdon, England[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1940–1946	Queens Park Rangers	0	(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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He 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] He also guested for Arsenal in a friendly against Dinamo Moscow in November 1945, alongside Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen. He 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.[4][5][6]

Brown transferred to Plymouth Argyle in August 1956 and later had a spell with Exeter City.[1]

References

1. "Harry Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
2. Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
3. "Harry Brown (Goalkeeper)". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
4. Harry Brown at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
5. "Harry Brown". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
6. "Harry Brown". 11v11.com. Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 31 December 2017.