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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Law Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1921[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Glenbuck, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 10 May 1966 (aged 45)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936–1938[3] | Cambuslang Rangers | ||
| 1938–1942 | Heart of Midlothian | 29 | (1) |
| 1945–1968 | Millwall | 69 | (7) |
| 1948–1950 | Charlton Athletic | 34 | (1) |
| 1950–1953 | Leyton Orient | 98 | (5) |
| – | Dartford | ||
| International career | |||
| 1939 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1939–1941 | Scotland (wartime) | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
edit- ^ "[Hearts player] Tommy Brown". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Tommy Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors - 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 218. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
- ^ A-Z of Millwall players | A-D, The Millwall History Files
- ^ Tommy Brown, 11v11.com
- ^ "[SFL player] Thomas Brown". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "[Scotland player] Thomas Brown". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ The Cherrypickers – Glenbuck nursery of footballers, 1951 via ScottishLeague.net
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