William Pairman Brown was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as an inside forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Pairman Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Blantyre, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward, half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1913 | Queen's Park | 11 | (2) |
| 1913–1914 | Motherwell | 4 | (0) |
| 1917 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| 1918 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 | (0) |
| –1919 | St Bernard's | ||
| 1919– | Raith Rovers | ||
| 1920 | → St Bernard's (loan) | ||
| –1923 | Arbroath Athletic | ||
| 1923 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editBrown served as a sergeant in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was later commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders as a lieutenant.[2][3] He was wounded during the course of his service.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1909–10[1] | Scottish Division One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1910–11[1] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1912–13[1] | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Motherwell | 1913–14[4] | Scottish Division One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1918–19[5] | Scottish Division One | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1923–24[4] | Scottish Division Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Brown, William Pairman". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ William Brown on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "William Brown – Hearts Career – from 17 Aug 1918 to 17 Aug 1918". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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