Fred Brown (rugby league, Wales)

Frederick "Fred" Brown (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Oldham and Wigan, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1][2][3]

Frederick Brown
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Brown
Bornunknown
Wales
Diedunknown
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1921–23 Oldham 78 11 0 0 33
1923–25 Wigan 62 8 0 0 24
Total 140 19 0 0 57
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1921–23 Wales 2 1 0 0 3
Source: [1]

Playing career

International honours

Fred Brown won caps for Wales while at Oldham 1921–1923 2-caps.[1]

Championship Final appearances

Fred Brown played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Oldham's 2-13 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 6 May 1922.[4]

County League appearances

Fred Brown played in Wigan's victory in the Lancashire County League during the 1923–24.[5]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Fred Brown played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Wigan's 21-4 victory over Oldham in the 1924 Challenge Cup Final during the 1923–24 season at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale on Saturday 12 April 1924.[6]

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References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. "1921–1922 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  6. "1923-1924 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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