Alan Brown (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Winston Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Corbridge, Northumberland, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 March 1996 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Barnstaple, Devon, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933–1946 | Huddersfield Town | 57 | (0) |
| 1946–1948 | Burnley | 88 | (0) |
| 1948–1949 | Notts County | 13 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1954–1957 | Burnley | ||
| 1957–1964 | Sunderland | ||
| 1964–1968 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 1968–1972 | Sunderland | ||
| 1973–1974 | Hamarkameratene | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alan Winston Brown (26 August 1914 – 8 March 1996) was a professional footballer and manager, who played for Huddersfield Town, Burnley and Notts County. After a short spell at Sheffield Wednesday as coach he rejoined Burnley as manager before further managerial spells at Sunderland, back at Sheffield Wednesday and then Sunderland again. He was born in Corbridge, Northumberland and died in Barnstaple, Devon.
Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, Brown is best remembered for his managerial career. Although he never won a major trophy, he was regarded as one of football's most inventive tactical minds and earned a reputation for honesty and openness amongst his peers. His passion for the game is illustrated by a famous quote in which he, in all sincerity, described football as "one of the biggest things that happened in Creation."
Brown was the son of a painter and decorator and was sent to Hexham Grammar School as a child. Whilst there he developed a desire to become a teacher, however, growing up during the Great Depression as part of a large working-class family, Brown's parents were unable to afford to pay for his further education. Brown's other passion was for football; however, as Hexham played rugby he had to play as a standoff half for his school side on Saturday mornings and then as a centre half for a local youth football team in the afternoons. Brown was a cousin of the England international footballer Austen Campbell, who played as a half-back for Huddersfield Town and Blackburn Rovers.
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