Sailor Brown
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Albert John Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Great Yarmouth, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 December 2008 (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) |
| –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 | |||
Robert Albert John "Sailor" Browninside forward. He was given the nickname "Sailor" by teammates due to his "rolling gait and muscularly stocky build".[3]
Career
Brown was born on 7 November 1915 in
Following the war, Brown played for Charlton in the
player-manager in August 1948.[2] He left the club in May 1956 to retire from football and worked as a bookmaker and a timber merchant, while also scouting for Villa,[2] although he briefly returned as Gorleston manager in 1958 after Joe Jobling left the club.[8] He lived in Forres, Scotland in his later life and died on 27 December 2008, at the age of 93.[7]
References
- ^ "Charlton Athletic. Old players get their chance". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.
- ^ "Bert Sailor Brown Obituary". The Independent. London. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ a b Wright, Matt (27 December 2008). "Sad news as Sailor dies". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 27 December 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "England - War-Time/Victory Internationals - Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- ^ a b "England soccer star dies aged 93". BBC News. 29 December 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- ^ Previous managers Gorleston F.C.