Finlay Brown (footballer)

Finlay Brown
Personal information
Full name John Finlay Brown[1]
Date of birth 18 May 1902[2]
Place of birth Newbattle, Scotland
Date of death 1977 (aged 74–75)[3]
Place of death Dundee, Scotland
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1923 Newtongrange Star
1923–1934 Dundee 270 (3)
International career
1931 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Finlay Brown (18 May 1902 – 1977) was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was defender. Joining from Newtongrange Star where he had been a member of the team that dominated the Midlothian Junior League,[4] he played for Dundee (his only club at the professional level) for a decade,[5] featuring on the losing side in the 1925 Scottish Cup Final.[6] He was selected once for the Scottish League XI in 1931.[7][2] Following his departure from Dundee in 1934 it was speculated locally that he may join Darlington in England,[8] but it appears this did not transpire.

In 1930, Brown was involved in an on-field collision with opponent Daniel McKenzie of Aberdeen, who later died from his injuries a year later, aged 22.[9]

References

  1. ^ John Finlay Brown | Record vs Heart of Midlothian, London Hearts Supporters Club
  2. ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  4. ^ Honours, The History of Newtongrange Star
  5. ^ "Finlay Brown - Player Profile". Dee Archive. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  6. ^ Scottish Cup Final: Celtic Win Trophy For Eleventh Time, Glasgow Herald, 13 April 1925 (via The Celtic Wiki)
  7. ^ SFL player record [Name recorded in error as 'Dundee Tottenham Hotspur'], London Hearts Supporters Club
  8. ^ March 1934 | Dens Park, Bygone Dundee (news archives)
  9. ^ Daniel McKenzie, The Glasgow Herald, 2 September 1931, via AFC Heritage trust


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