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Arthur Brown
Aston Villa FC

3 caps, 4 goals
33% successful
1882
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 270


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Arthur Brown Profile

Full name Arthur Alfred Brown
Popular name Arthur Brown
Nickname Digger
Born 15 March 1859 in Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Died 11 July 1909 in Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Height/Weight 5' 8",

Club Career

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;
Club honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions Older brother of Albert Brown of Aston Villa;

England Career

Player number One of seven who became the 90th players to appear for England.
Position(s) Inside Right;
First match No. 14, 18 February 1882, Ireland 0 England 13, friendly match at Knock Ground, Bloomfield, Belfast.  Aged 22 years, 340 days;
Last match No. 16, 13 March 1882, Wales 5 England 3, friendly match at 'Y Cae Ras', The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham.  Aged 22 years, 363 days;
Major tournaments None.
Team honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

Beyond England

Retired from football through ill-health.  He worked as a club steward until 1908. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.49./Spartacus.Schoolnet.co.uk/Aston

 

Arthur Brown - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Mins. Goals Gls Av. min Capt. Disc.
3 3 270 4 68 min None None

 

Arthur Brown - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Away 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

 

Arthur Brown - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
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

 

Arthur Brown - Match History
Club: Aston Villa F.C. - 3 caps
Coach: F.A. Committee - 3 caps
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 14 Ireland 18-Feb-1882 Knock Ground, Bloomfield, Belfast F 13 0 AW Start
n/a
2 15 Scotland 11-Mar-1882 Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow` F 1 5 AL Start n/a
3 16 Wales 13-Mar-1882 'Y Cae Ras', The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham F 3 5 AL Start n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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CG