Dennis John Brown (born 8 February 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis John Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Battle Athletic | |||
| 1962–1963 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1964 | Chelsea | 10 | (1) |
| 1964–1967 | Swindon Town | 92 | (38) |
| 1967–1969 | Northampton Town | 46 | (10) |
| 1969–1975 | Aldershot Town | 245 | (55) |
| 1975–1976 | Margate | ||
| 1976–1979 | Barnet | 80 | (10) |
| 1979 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| 1979–1980 | Wokingham Town | ||
| Total | 473 | (114) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Reading, Brown started his career with Battle Athletic before joining Chelsea, where he made his debut in 1963.[2] He scored on his league debut against Manchester United, but would only go on to register nine more league appearances before being sold to Swindon Town in 1964.[2] He stayed at Swindon until 1967, when he was transferred to Northampton Town in an exchange for Bobby Jones.[3]
After just eight games for Northampton Town, Brown was involved in a serious car accident, in which he lost one kneecap and was sidelined for almost a year.[2] He was unable to find his scoring form after the injury, and left for Aldershot Town in 1969.[2]
After leaving the professional game, Brown moved to non-league side Margate in 1975.[4] After one season, he joined Barnet, where he made 80 appearances, scoring ten goals.[5] Following this, he went on to play for Cheltenham Town and Wokingham Town, before retiring in 1980.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Dennis Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ a b c d e "'Bullets' Brown called the shots". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Dennis Brown". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Dennis Brown". margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Dennis Brown". downhillsecondhalf.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2022.