Arthur Brown (footballer, born 1903)

Arthur Brown
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Ivor Brown^[1]
Date of birth	(1903-10-10)10 October 1903^[1]
Place of birth	Aberdare, Wales^[1]
Date of death	3 April 1971(1971-04-03) (aged 67)^[1]
Place of death	Aberdare, Wales^[1]
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1925–1927	Aberdare Athletic	42	(0)
1927–1929	Reading	14	(0)
1929	Port Vale	1	(0)
1929–1933	Crewe Alexandra	117	(0)
	Merthyr Town
Total		174	(0)
National team
1926	Wales	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Arthur Ivor Brown (10 October 1903 – 3 April 1971) was a Welsh international footballer. A goalkeeper, he played for Aberdare Athletic, Reading, Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra, and Merthyr Town.

Playing career

Brown played for Aberdare Athletic and Reading before joining Port Vale in May 1929.^[1] Unable to dislodge either Jack Prince or Ben Davies, his sole game for the club was in a 2–1 win at Halifax Town on 31 August 1929.^[1] He was transferred to Crewe Alexandra in October of that year, and later played with Merthyr Town.^[1]

Sourced from Arthur Brown profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdare Athletic	1925–26	Third Division South	29	0	2	0	31	0
	1926–27	Third Division South	13	0	0	0	13	0
	Total		42	0	2	0	44	0
Reading	1928–29	Second Division	14	0	0	0	14	0
Port Vale	1929–30	Third Division North	1	0	0	0	1	0
Crewe Alexandra	1929–30	Third Division North	31	0	2	0	33	0
	1930–31	Third Division North	42	0	2	0	44	0
	1931–32	Third Division North	37	0	3	0	40	0
	1932–33	Third Division North	7	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		117	0	7	0	126	0
Career Total			174	0	9	0	183	0!

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 45. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

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