Sailor Brown
English footballer (1915–2008) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Albert John "Sailor" Brown[2] (7 November 1915 – 27 December 2008), also known as Albert Brown or Bert Brown, was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He was given the nickname "Sailor" by teammates due to his "rolling gait and muscularly stocky build".[3]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Albert John Brown | ||
Date of birth | 7 November 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Great Yarmouth, England | ||
Date of death | 27 December 2008(2008-12-27) (aged 93) | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Great Yarmouth Town | |||
Gorleston | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
0000–1934 | Gorleston | ||
1934–1946 | Charlton Athletic | 47 | (21) |
1946–1947 | Nottingham Forest | 45 | (17) |
1947–1948 | Aston Villa | 30 | (9) |
1948 | Gorleston | ||
Total | 122 | (47) | |
International career | |||
1945–1946 | England war | 6 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
1948–1956 | Gorleston | ||
1958 | Gorleston | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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