William Brown (footballer, born 1889)

William Pairman Brown was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as an inside forward.[1]

William Brown
Personal information
Full name William Pairman Brown[1]
Date of birth 1 August 1889
Place of birth Blantyre, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward, half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1913 Queen's Park 11 (2)
1913–1914 Motherwell 4 (0)
1917 Dunfermline Athletic
1918 Heart of Midlothian 1 (0)
0000–1919 St Bernard's
1919– Raith Rovers
1920St Bernard's (loan)
0000–1923 Arbroath Athletic
1923 Dunfermline Athletic 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Brown served as a sergeant in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was later commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders as a lieutenant.[2][3] He was wounded during the course of his service.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1909–10[1] Scottish Division One 4 0 0 0 4 0
1910–11[1] 4 0 0 0 4 0
1912–13[1] 3 2 0 0 3 2
Total 11 2 0 0 11 2
Motherwell 1913–14[4] Scottish Division One 4 0 0 0 4 0
Heart of Midlothian 1918–19[5] Scottish Division One 1 0 1 0
Dunfermline Athletic 1923–24[4] Scottish Division Two 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 17 2 0 0 17 2

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Brown, William Pairman". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. ^ William Brown on Lives of the First World War
  4. ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ^ "William Brown – Hearts Career – from 17 Aug 1918 to 17 Aug 1918". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.