Jimmy Brown (footballer, born 1924)

Scottish footballer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroScottish footballer
PlacesUnited Kingdom Scotland
wasAthlete Football player Association football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth16 February 1924, New Cumnock
Death1 January 2002 (aged 77 years)
The details

Biography

James 'Jimmy' Brown (16 February 1924 – 2002) 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.

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