William Brown (footballer, born 1889)

William Pairman Brown was a Scottish amateur football inside forward who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1]

William Brown

Personal information
Full name	William Pairman Brown[1]
Date of birth	1 August 1889
Place of birth	Blantyre, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside forward, half back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1910–1913	Queen's Park	11	(2)
1913–1914	Motherwell	4	(0)
1917	Dunfermline Athletic
1918	Heart of Midlothian	1	(0)
0000–1919	St Bernard's
1919–	Raith Rovers
1920	→ St Bernard's (loan)
0000–1923	Arbroath Athletic
1923	Dunfermline Athletic	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Brown served as a sergeant in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was later commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders as a lieutenant.[2][3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Queen's Park	1909–10[1]	Scottish Division One	4	0	0	0	4	0
	1910–11[1]		4	0	0	0	4	0
	1912–13[1]		3	2	0	0	3	2
	Total		11	2	0	0	11	2
Motherwell	1913–14[4]	Scottish Division One	4	0	0	0	4	0
Heart of Midlothian	1918–19[5]	Scottish Division One	1	0	—		1	0
Dunfermline Athletic	1923–24[4]	Scottish Division Two	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			17	2	0	0	17	2

References

1. "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
2. "Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
3. William Brown on Lives of the First World War
4. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
5. "William Brown – Hearts Career – from 17 Aug 1918 to 17 Aug 1918". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.