Jackie Brown (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 1990 | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19xx–1933 | William Ewart & Son F.C. | – | (–) |
| 1933–1934 | Belfast Celtic | – | (–) |
| 1934–1936 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | (6) |
| 1936–1938 | Coventry City | 69 | (26) |
| 1938–1943 | Birmingham City | 34 | (6) |
| 194x–1948 | Barry Town | – | (–) |
| 1948–1951 | Ipswich Town | 98 | (25) |
| National team | |||
| 1934 | Irish League XI | 2 | (1) |
| 1935–1939 | Ireland (IFA) | 10 | (1) |
| 1937 | Ireland (FAI) | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jackie Brown (8 November 1914 – 1990), also referred to as Johnny Brown or John Brown, was a dual internationalist who played football for both Ireland teams – the IFA XI and FAI XI. He was born in Belfast, Ireland.
Brown was serving an apprenticeship in the linen trade and playing football for his works team, William Ewart & Son F.C., when he was spotted by Belfast Celtic during the early 1930s. In 1934, while playing for Celtic, he was selected to play for the Irish League XI and he subsequently scored in a 6–1 defeat against an English League XI.
In December 1934, shortly after his 20th birthday, Brown signed for English First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers, making his debut on 12 January 1935 in a 4–0 win over Notts County in the FA Cup. Although his time at Molineux saw him become an international, he failed to hold down a regular place at club level. He left in October 1936 to join fellow Midlanders Coventry City after just 31 appearances for Wolves (and 7 goals).
He stayed at Coventry for just under two years, making 73 appearances, scoring 29 times. In September 1938 he joined Birmingham City and during the final season before the suspension of league football due to World War, 1938–39, he played 34 league games and scored 6 goals. He also played 4 games in the FA Cup and scored 1 goal. He remained with the club during wartime, making a further 28 wartime regional league appearances (scoring 7 times).
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