Born in Blackburn, he played for Blackburn Rovers and was part of the team that won the FA Cup in three successive seasons between 1884 and 1886 (captaining the side in 1885 and 1886[2]), as well as appearing on the side which lost in 1882. He scored goals in both the 1885 and 1886 cup finals.[3] Brown had a break from football from 1886-1888 but returned to Rovers to play in the inaugural Football League season of 1888–1889. Brown made his League debut at outside-left on 17 November 1888 at Leamington Road, Blackburn as Rovers took on top team rivals Aston Villa. Rovers were superb and won 5–1. However, those Rovers fans who thought that Brown would re-produce his dribbling skills, delicate touch, devastating pace and eye for goal were unduly optimistic.[4] Brown played only 3 more matches after his debut from 1 December 1888 until 29 December 1888. He played once at centre-forward and twice at inside left. Brown retired from football in 1889 having played a small part in assisting Rovers to finish 4th in the League.[5]
International careeredit
Brown was capped on five occasions by the England national team. His debut was against Wales on 26 February 1881. He was 18 years and 210 days old making him the 10th youngest player for England of all time.[6] He scored his first goal against Ireland on 18 February 1882. His last cap was versus Scotland on 21 March 1885. He scored three goals in total for England.[7]
Referencesedit
^"England players: Jimmy Brown". England Football Online. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^Collett, Mike (1993). The Guinness Record of the FA Cup. Guinness. ISBN0-85112-538-7.
^"Jimmy Brown". England internationals player database. englandstats.com. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
External linksedit
Jimmy Brown at Englandstats.com
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jimmy, brown, footballer, born, 1862, james, brown, july, 1862, july, 1922, english, footballer, victorian, james, brownpersonal, informationdate, birth31, july, 1862place, birthblackburn, englanddate, death4, july, 1922, 1922, aged, position, forwardsenior, c. James Brown 31 July 1862 4 July 1922 1 was an English footballer of the Victorian era James BrownPersonal informationDate of birth31 July 1862Place of birthBlackburn EnglandDate of death4 July 1922 1922 07 04 aged 59 Position s ForwardSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1881 1889Blackburn Rovers4 0 International career1881 1885England5 3 Club domestic league appearances and goalsThe Blackburn Rovers team which won the FA Cup in 1884 Brown front row centre holds the trophy Contents 1 Playing career 2 International career 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career editBorn in Blackburn he played for Blackburn Rovers and was part of the team that won the FA Cup in three successive seasons between 1884 and 1886 captaining the side in 1885 and 1886 2 as well as appearing on the side which lost in 1882 He scored goals in both the 1885 and 1886 cup finals 3 Brown had a break from football from 1886 1888 but returned to Rovers to play in the inaugural Football League season of 1888 1889 Brown made his League debut at outside left on 17 November 1888 at Leamington Road Blackburn as Rovers took on top team rivals Aston Villa Rovers were superb and won 5 1 However those Rovers fans who thought that Brown would re produce his dribbling skills delicate touch devastating pace and eye for goal were unduly optimistic 4 Brown played only 3 more matches after his debut from 1 December 1888 until 29 December 1888 He played once at centre forward and twice at inside left Brown retired from football in 1889 having played a small part in assisting Rovers to finish 4th in the League 5 International career editBrown was capped on five occasions by the England national team His debut was against Wales on 26 February 1881 He was 18 years and 210 days old making him the 10th youngest player for England of all time 6 He scored his first goal against Ireland on 18 February 1882 His last cap was versus Scotland on 21 March 1885 He scored three goals in total for England 7 References edit England players Jimmy Brown England Football Online 22 May 2011 Retrieved 22 September 2018 Collett Mike 1993 The Guinness Record of the FA Cup Guinness ISBN 0 85112 538 7 Barnes Stuart 2008 Nationwide Football Annual 2008 2009 SportsBooks Ltd pp 134 135 ISBN 978 1 899807 72 7 Metcalf Mark 2013 The Origins of the Football League Amberley ISBN 978 1 4456 1881 4 English National Football Archive Retrieved 29 December 2017 registration amp fee required Home of football statistics and History http www 11v11 com Jimmy Brown England internationals player database englandstats com Retrieved 3 June 2011 External links editJimmy Brown at Englandstats com nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in England about a forward born in the 1860s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jimmy Brown footballer born 1862 amp oldid 1164008940, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
