Jimmy Brown (footballer, born 1925)

Jimmy Brown (19July 1925 – 7 November 2008)[1] was a Scottish football goalkeeper, who played for Heart of Midlothian, Kilmarnock, St Mirren, Stranraer and Falkirk in the Scottish Football League. He was also temporarily loaned to Southend and East Fife.[1]

Jimmy Brown
Personal information
Full name James Robertson Brown[1]
Date of birth 19 July 1925
Place of birth Buckhaven, Scotland
Date of death 7 November 2008(2008-11-07) (aged 83)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Bayview YC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1953 Heart of Midlothian 167 (0)
1953–1960 Kilmarnock 231 (0)
1960–1962 St Mirren 44 (0)
1962–1963 Stranraer 2 (0)
1963 Falkirk 4 (0)
Polish White Eagles
Total 448 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Brown played for Scotland in every match of a tour of North America in 1948.[1] The last match of the tour was against the United States, but the Scottish Football Association does not consider this match to be a full international.[1]

References

  1. "Jimmy Brown". The Scotsman. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  • Jimmy Brown at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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