Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1940)

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Bobby Brown
Personal information
Full name Robert Henry Brown[1]
Date of birth (1940-05-02) 2 May 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth Streatham, England
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Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1960 Barnet 67 (64)
1960–1961 Fulham 8 (4)
1961–1963 Watford 28 (10)
1963–1966 Northampton Town 50 (22)
1966–1968 Cardiff City 50 (24)
Total 203 (124)
International career
1960 Great Britain 3 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Henry "Bobby" Brown (born 2 May 1940) is an English-born footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League in the 1960s.

Club career

Bobby Brown started as an amateur with Barnet and moved into the Football League with Fulham in September 1960. He then moved to Watford and made 28 League appearances for them before transferring to Northampton Town.

He moved to Cardiff City in October 1966 for a fee of £15,000 and played for them in their 1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup campaign.[2] On 26 December 1967, Brown injured his knee during a 3–0 win over Aston Villa and was forced into retirement.

He was Assistant Manager to Mike Smith at Hull City AFC from 1979 to 1982 and Temporary Manager for 19 games between March and June 1982 after Smith's departure (19 games; 9 wins, 4 draws).[3]

International career

While still an amateur, Brown represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[4][5] He also toured with the FA XI in Summer 1961, playing in a number of the games against the New Zealand teams, and he scored hat-tricks against both Otago and the Minor Provinces.[6]

From 1975 to 1979, Brown was Assistant Director of Coaching and Youth Team Manager for the Welsh FA.[7]

Later life

Brown worked for a shipping company[8] and as a buyer for cricket bat manufacturers Stuart Surridge.[9]

Brown wrote a football training guide - "Letts' Guide to Successful Soccer", published by Charles Letts & Co in 1980.[10]

For many years until his retirement in 2012, Brown owned The Rising Sun, a pub/restaurant in Pelcomb Bridge near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.[11]

Honours

Cardiff City

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.hullcitytigers.com/
  4. ↑ Robert Brown – FIFA competition record
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  6. ↑ English FA XI 1961 World Tour - RSSSF
  7. ↑ http://www.faw.org.uk/
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  9. ↑ http://reckless-guide-to-barnet.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/bobby-brown.html
  10. ↑ ISBN 9780850974720
  11. ↑ http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk//compdetails
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