Craig Brown (22 January 1893 – 23 November 1963) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for Armadale, Bradford City, Motherwell,[3] Hibernian[4] and the Scottish League XI.[5][1] He also played for an unofficial 'Scotland' team in a tour of North America organised by Third Lanark in 1921.[6][7]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 January 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Muirkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 23 November 1963 (aged 70)[1] | ||
| Place of death | East Kilbride, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Carluke Rovers | ||
| – | Armadale | ||
| 1914–1919 | Bradford City | 9 | (1) |
| 1916–1917 | → Motherwell (loan) | 33 | (5) |
| 1917 | → Hibernian (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1919 | → Motherwell (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 1919–1924 | Motherwell | 148 | (5) |
| 1924–1926 | Cowdenbeath | 12 | (0) |
| 1926 | Morton | 2 | (0) |
| – | Peebles Rovers | ||
| – | Bathgate | ||
| Total | 225 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 1922 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
edit- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Craig Brown". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ Craig Brown, MotherWELLnet
- ^ (Hibernian player) Craig Brown, FitbaStats
- ^ "[SFL player] Craig Brown". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ Craig Brown was second Motherwell FC star to win awards on historic 1921 foreign tour, Motherwell Times, 13 September 2018
- ^ Neil Morrison (4 January 2018). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1921 "Third Lanark's Scotland XI" - Canada and USA". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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