Jimmy Brown (footballer, born 1925)
Scottish footballer
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James Robertson Brown (19 July 1925 – 7 November 2008)[1] was a Scottish football goalkeeper, who played for Heart of Midlothian, Kilmarnock, St Mirren, Stranraer and Falkirk in the Scottish Football League. He was also temporarily loaned to Southend and East Fife.[1]
Full name
James Robertson Brown[1]
Date of birth
19 July 1925
Place of birth
Buckhaven, Scotland
Date of death
7 November 2008 (aged 83)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Robertson Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Buckhaven, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 7 November 2008 (aged 83) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bayview YC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1953 | Heart of Midlothian | 167 | (0) |
| 1953–1960 | Kilmarnock | 231 | (0) |
| 1960–1962 | St Mirren | 44 | (0) |
| 1962–1963 | Stranraer | 2 | (0) |
| 1963 | Falkirk | 4 | (0) |
| Polish White Eagles | |||
| Total | 448 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brown played for Scotland in every match of a tour of North America in 1949.[1] The last match of the tour was against the United States, but the Scottish Football Association does not consider this match to be a full international.[1]