1958 Brown, Harry
Birth Date
9th February 1924
Birthplace
Kingsbury, Middlesex
Occupation
Goalkeeper
Biographical Text
Harry Brown, a vastly experienced goalkeeper, was briefly registered with Exeter City in 1958 but did not appear for the first-team.
He signed for Queens Park Rangers in 1940 as a 16 year old and made around eighty wartime appearances for the club and represented the Football Association on a couple of occasions. An odd footnote to his wartime football was being called from the crowd to act as a second-half substitute for Arsenal in the 1945 friendly against Moscow Dynamo
He joined Notts County in 1946 where he made 93 league appearances followed by Derby (37 league games) and a 1951 return to QPR where he accumulated 189 league outings. Heading to Devon in 1956, he featured in 66 league games for Plymouth Argyle.
Retiring in 1958, he became publican of a pub in Plymstock but soon agreed to sign for Exeter City on part-time terms. In a brief stay he played for the reserves but not the first team.
Harry died in Abingdon in 1982, aged 58.
He signed for Queens Park Rangers in 1940 as a 16 year old and made around eighty wartime appearances for the club and represented the Football Association on a couple of occasions. An odd footnote to his wartime football was being called from the crowd to act as a second-half substitute for Arsenal in the 1945 friendly against Moscow Dynamo
He joined Notts County in 1946 where he made 93 league appearances followed by Derby (37 league games) and a 1951 return to QPR where he accumulated 189 league outings. Heading to Devon in 1956, he featured in 66 league games for Plymouth Argyle.
Retiring in 1958, he became publican of a pub in Plymstock but soon agreed to sign for Exeter City on part-time terms. In a brief stay he played for the reserves but not the first team.
Harry died in Abingdon in 1982, aged 58.
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