Cyril Brown
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cyril Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashington, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 April 1990 (aged 71)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Dover, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1939 | Felixstowe Town | ||
| 1939–1945 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 1945–1946 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–1947 | Notts County | 13 | (5) |
| 1947–1948 | Boston United | 18 | (7) |
| 1948–1950 | Rochdale | 61 | (11) |
| 1951–1952 | Peterborough United | 4 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cyril Brown (25 May 1918 – 15 April 1990) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Notts County and Rochdale.[1][2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 1945–46[3] | — | 6 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | |||
| Notts County | 1946–47[1] | Third Division South | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 5 | |
| Boston United | 1947–48[4] | Midland League | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 19 | 7 |
| 1948–49[5] | Midland League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | ||
| Rochdale | 1948–49[6] | Third Division North | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 1949–50[6] | Third Division North | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | 36 | 6 | |
| 1950–51[6] | Third Division North | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| Total | 61 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 12 | ||
| Peterborough United | 1951–52[7] | Midland League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | |
| Career total | 96 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 122 | 31 | ||
- ^ 1 appearance in Lincolnshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Mather Cup
- ^ Appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup
Honours
Boston United
- Mather Cup: 1948[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Cyril Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Rochdale players – B". Rochdale AFC – Up The Dale. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Player Details – Cyril Brown". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Season 1947/48". www.bufc.drfox.org.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Season 1948/49". www.bufc.drfox.org.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ a b c Phillips, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427094.
- ^ "Cyril Brown's Matches For Peterborough". UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Classic Encounters – Boston United vs Leeds United". www.bufc.drfox.org.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2025.