Jack Brown (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Henry Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Hodthorpe, Whitwell, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 April 1962 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Sheffield, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1923 | Worksop Wesley | ||
| – | Worksop Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1923–1937 | Sheffield Wednesday | 465 | (0) |
| 1937 | Hartlepool United | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1927–1929 | England | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:30, 20 May 2008 (UTC). |
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John Henry "Jack" Brown (19 March 1899 – 9 April 1962) was an English football goalkeeper who played almost all his professional career with Sheffield Wednesday before moving to play briefly for Hartlepool United. Brown's career lasted from 1923 to 1937 during which time he made 466 League appearances (508 including FA Cup). He will be remembered for being Sheffield Wednesday's goalkeeper during a golden period between 1925 and 1935 in which they won two Division One championships, the FA Cup and a Division Two championship. He also played six times for the England national football team.
Jack Brown was born in Hodthorpe, Derbyshire. On leaving school he worked as a coal miner at Manton colliery. As a junior, he played for local junior clubs Worksop Wesley and Netherton, initially he was a centre forward before switching because his side were short of a goalkeeper. In 1919 he signed for non-league club Worksop Town and played in a team that were Midland League champions in the 1921–22 season and reached the third round of the FA Cup in that season and the following one. The third round tie in 1922–23 was against Tottenham Hotspur away at White Hart Lane, Brown had a superb game as Worksop held Tottenham to a 0–0 draw. Worksop's directors requested that the replay be held at Tottenham's ground again for financial reasons. Unfortunately Tottenham won the replay 9–0 but Jack Brown had done enough to grab the attention of League clubs and he promptly signed for Sheffield Wednesday in February 1923 for a fee of £360.
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