Ron Brown (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballymoney, Northern Ireland | ||
| Date of death | June 1968 (aged 45)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Nottingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1947 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | (17) |
| 1947 | Hull City | 7 | (3) |
| 1947–1948 | Linfield | ||
| 1948 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 1948 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronald Brown (20 March 1923 – June 1968), sometimes known as Paddy Brown, was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Hull City.[1][3]
Personal life[edit]
Brown served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hull City | 1947–48[2] | Third Division South | 7 | 3 | ― | 7 | 3 | |
| Career total | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ron Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ a b "367 Paddy Brown". On Cloud Seven. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Brown Of Blackburn Signed By Bees". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 23 July 1948.
- ^ "Ron Brown". GoS-DB. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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