Charlie Brown (Scottish footballer)

Charlie Brown
Personal information
Date of birth (1924-09-18)18 September 1924
Place of birth Dumfries, Scotland
Date of death 10 October 2019(2019-10-10) (aged 95)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
LMS Rovers
1948–1953 Queen of the South 49 (19)
Tarff Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charlie Brown (18 September 1924 – 10 October 2019) was a Scottish footballer who played for his home-town club, Queen of the South.[1]

Brown signed for Queens in 1948 from LMS Rovers. Between then and his departure, Brown made 49 appearances and scored 19 goals.[2] Brown did not establish himself as a first-team regular, playing in an era when he had to compete with Scotland internationalist Billy Houliston,[3] followed by the club's all-time record goalscorer Jim Patterson,[4] for the centre forward position.

Up until Brown's death on 10 October 2019, he had been the oldest known surviving former Queens' player since the death of Ivor Broadis on 12 April 2019.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "A blast from the Past". QosFC. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. ^ "QUEEN OF THE SOUTH : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Legends - Billy Houliston". QosFC. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Legends - Jim Patterson". QosFC. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Ivor Broadis - birthday greetings". QosFC. 7 July 1964. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Charlie Brown". Queen of South. Retrieved 23 February 2020.