Eddy Brown
English footballer (1926–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the English footballer. For other persons of a similar name, see Eddie Brown (disambiguation).
Edwin Brown (28 February 1926 – 12 July 2012) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. He played professionally for a number of clubs, but the peak of his career was spent with Birmingham City during their most successful period in the 1950s. Over a professional career of nearly 400 appearances in the Football League, he scored at a rate of very nearly one goal every two games. He was a pioneer of the goal celebration.
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Full name | Edwin Brown | ||
Date of birth | (1926-02-28)28 February 1926 | ||
Place of birth | Preston, England | ||
Date of death | 12 July 2012(2012-07-12) (aged 86) | ||
Place of death | Preston, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1948–1950 | Preston North End | 36 | (6) |
1950–1952 | Southampton | 57 | (32) |
1952–1954 | Coventry City | 85 | (50) |
1954–1959 | Birmingham City | 158 | (74) |
1959–1961 | Leyton Orient | 63 | (28) |
1961–1964 | Scarborough | 89 | (47) |
Total | 488 | (232) | |
Managerial career | |||
1961–1964 | Scarborough | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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