- Oliver Brown (footballer)
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Oliver Brown Personal information Full name Oliver Maurice Brown Date of birth 10 October 1908 Place of birth Burton upon Trent, England Date of death 1953 (aged 44–45) Place of death London, England Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] Playing position Centre forward Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† – Trent Villa – Robirth Athletic – Burton Town 1930–1931 Nottingham Forest 9 (6) 1931–1933 Norwich City 51 (33) 1933 West Ham United 0 (0) 1933–1937 Brighton & Hove Albion 58 (38) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). Oliver Maurice Brown (10 October 1908–1953), also known as Buster Brown,[1] was an English professional footballer who scored 77 goals from 118 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre forward for Nottingham Forest, Norwich City and Brighton & Hove Albion.[2] He was Brighton's top scorer in the 1933–34 and 1934–35 seasons with, respectively, 15 and 26 goals in all competitions.[3]
Brown was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, and died in London. His younger brother Ambrose was also a professional footballer who played League football for Chesterfield, Portsmouth and Wrexham.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 37. ISBN 0-9521337-1-7.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 39. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Carden & Harris, p. 338.
- ^ Joyce, p. 38.
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