William 'Tip' Brown (27 June 1874 – 6 January 1940) was an English amateur footballer and minor counties cricketer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1874 | ||
| Place of birth | Luton, Bedfordshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 6 January 1940 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Luton, Bedfordshire, England | ||
| Position(s) |
Forward Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1892–1895 | Luton Town | ? | (?) |
| 1895–1899 | St Albans City | ? | (7) |
| 1899–1901 | Luton Town | 59 | (10) |
| 1901–1904 | Watford | ? | (?) |
| 1904–? | Luton Town | ? | (?) |
| Total | 6 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brown was born at Luton in June 1874 to William Brown and his wife, Martha.[1] By profession a hat manufacturer,[2] he played for Luton Town in three spells between 1892 and 1904, making 59 appearances and scoring ten goals during his second-spell. In between his three spells, he played for St Albans City from 1895–1899 and Watford from 1901–1904.[1] Brown also played cricket at minor counties level for Bedfordshire, albeit intermittently, from 1904–1914, making sixteen appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[3] During the Second World War he was employed as a special constable in Luton. He fell ill on 4 January 1940, subsequently dying two days later.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "William "Tip" Brown". www.thestrawplaiters.com. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ a b “Tip” Brown’s Death loss to cricket in Luton and the county, The Luton News and Bedfordshire Advertiser, pg 7, 1940-01-11, Retrieved 28 July 2019
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.