Tommy_Brown_(footballer,_born_1921)

Tommy Brown (footballer, born 1921)

Tommy Brown (footballer, born 1921)

Scottish footballer (1921–1966)

Thomas Law Brown (17 April 1921 – 10 May 1966) was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Heart of Midlothian, Millwall,[4] Charlton Athletic[5] and Leyton Orient, as a wing half. In a career interrupted by World War II, he had been selected for the Scottish League XI within his first season as a professional at Hearts aged 17,[6] and played for Scotland in three unofficial wartime international matches, two of them while still a teenager.[7] After the war, he moved to English football, playing only for clubs in east London.

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Brown was born in the small Ayrshire mining community of Glenbuck which produced several professional footballers, among them a pair of brothers with the same surname and even including another Tommy Brown; however, it is believed he was not directly related to them.[8]

References

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    "[Hearts player] Tommy Brown". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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    "Tommy Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. [3]
    McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors - 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 218. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
  4. [4]
    A-Z of Millwall players | A-D, The Millwall History Files
  5. [5]
    Tommy Brown, 11v11.com
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    "[SFL player] Thomas Brown". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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    "[Scotland player] Thomas Brown". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  8. [8]
    The Cherrypickers – Glenbuck nursery of footballers, 1951 via ScottishLeague.net


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