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Arthur
Brown |
Aston Villa
FC
3 caps, 4 goals
P 3 W 1 D 0 L 2 F 17:
A 10
33% successful
1882
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 270 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Arthur Brown |
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Name notes |
AVFC database suggest a
middle name of Alfred. There is no evidence of this. |
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Born |
July to December 1858 in Coventry,
Warwickshire [registered in
Coventry, September 1858 and December 1858]. |
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Birth notes |
Alleged to be born on 15 March 1859 in
Birmingham. There is no registration to confirm this. In fact, his 1881
census, the only Birmingham-area Arthur Brown with a younger
brother, Albert, was found to be born in Coventry, which led back to the
two Arthur Brown's registered. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1861 census,
Arthur is the third of four children to Benjamin and Elizabeth living at
15 Jordan Well in St Michael, Coventry. His father is chemist/druggist. |
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According to the 1871 census,
Arthur is the third of six children to their parents at 2 Thomas Place,
Wheeler Street in Birmingham. Arthur is an errand boy. His father is a
watch finisher. |
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According to the 1881 census,
the five Brown children and parents were living at (7 court 4 house) 28
Wheeler Street in Birmingham. Arthur is an ear ring maker. Father is
still a watch finisher. |
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According to the 1891 census,
Arthur had married Eliza had have three children, Arthur B, Samuel B and
Harold T.. They live in 61 Albert Place in Wheeler Street. Arthur is a
jeweller. |
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According to the 1901 census,
at an address written as 61 Wheeler Street, Arthur and Eliza have two more
children, Archie and Eveline. Arthur is now a Tobacconist, and a jeweller. |
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Married |
to Eliza Jane Stagg
[registered in West Bromwich, Warwickshire, June 1883]. |
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Died |
1 July 1909
in Aston, Warwickshire, aged
50 years
[registered in Aston, September 1909]. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8", xst.
xlbs [x]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began with
Florence FC in Aston, Birmingham, then Aston Unity and Mitchell St.
George's. Joined Aston
Villa FC in August 1878 until August 1879 and from February 1880 until May
1886. In between which, he played for Birchfield Trinity and Birmingham
Excelsior. Went on to a second spell with Mitchell St. George's before
retiring. |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Older brother
of Albert Brown of Aston Villa; |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
seven who became the 90th players
(95) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside-right; |
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First match |
No. 14, 18
February 1882, Ireland 0 England 13, friendly match at Knock
Ground, Bloomfield, Belfast, aged 22 years, 340 days. |
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Last match |
No. 16, 13
March 1882, Wales 5 England 3, friendly match at
Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham,
aged 22 years, 363 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Retired from football
through ill-health. He worked as a club steward until 1908. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.49./Spartacus.Schoolnet.co.uk/Aston |
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Arthur Brown - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Appearances |
Minutes |
Goals |
Goals
Ave. min |
Captaincies |
Discipline |
| 3 |
3 |
270 |
4 |
68 min |
None |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Arthur Brown
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Away - Friendly |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
10 |
+7 |
0 |
1 |
5.667 |
3.333 |
33.3 |
-1 |
| All |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
10 |
+7 |
0 |
1 |
5.667 |
3.333 |
33.3 |
-1 |
Notes
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