Laurie Brown (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laurence Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Shildon, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 September 1998 (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | England | ||
| Playing position | Striker, Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959 | Darlington | 3 | (0) |
| Woking | |||
| ?–1960 | Bishop Auckland | ||
| 1960–1961 | Northampton Town | 33 | (22) |
| 1961–1964 | Arsenal | 109 | (2) |
| 1964–1966 | Tottenham Hotspur | 62 | (3) |
| 1966–1968 | Norwich City | 81 | (2) |
| 1968–1970 | Bradford Park Avenue | 36 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1968–1969 | Bradford Park Avenue (player) | ||
| 1969–1970 | Altrincham | ||
| 1970–1971 | King's Lynn | ||
| Stockton | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Laurence ("Laurie") Brown (22 August 1937 – 30 September 1998) was an English former football player and manager.
Playing career
Amateur career
Brown played his early career with Darlington, Woking and Bishop Auckland before turning professional after the 1960 Olympics.[1]
Professional career
Brown played 109 times for Arsenal between 1961 and 1964. In February 1964 he was the subject of a controversial ₤40,000 move to North London rivals Tottenham.[2][3] While Arsenal had used him as a central defender (centre-half), at Tottenham he was played in attack, replacing centre forward Bobby Smith. The gamble did not pay off, and Brown was dropped after nine matches. The following season, he re-appeared at centre half, where he remained until Tottenham bought Mike England to replace him. Soon after, Laurie Brown joined Norwich City.
International career
He was a member of the Great Britain side at the 1960 Olympics in Rome.[1][4][5]
Later life and death
Brown died in September 1998.[6]
References
- 1 2 Paul Plunkett (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ "Football - Rarely trod path twixt N5 and N17.". The Independent. 27 December 1997.
the last Highbury player for whom their rivals paid a fee was Laurie Brown, a ₤40,000 buy in 1965.
- ↑ Holmes, Logan (22 February 2014). "Tottenham On This Day: North London Derby, Laurie Brown And The Beatles". Hotspur HQ. Fansided. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ "FIFA Player Statistics: Laurence Brown". FIFA. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ "Laurie Brown". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ "Laurie Brown dies - Football.". The Times. 2 October 1998.
External links
- Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony, ed. Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.
- MEHSTG Laurie Brown fact-file
- Laurie Brown's career details
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