Billy Brown (footballer, born 1900)

This article is about the West Ham United player of the 1920s. For other footballers born William Brown, see William Brown (disambiguation).

Billy Brown

Personal information
Full name	William Brown
Date of birth	(1900-08-22)22 August 1900
Place of birth	Hetton-le-Hole, England
Date of death	1 January 1985(1985-01-01)
Place of death	Easington, England
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Hetton		(?)
1921–1924	West Ham United	60	(15)
1924–1928	Chelsea	54	(20)
1929–1930	Fulham	2	(0)
1930–1931	Stockport County	4	(0)
1931–1932	Hartlepool United	13	(0)
	Annfield Plain	?	(?)
	Blackhall Colliery Welfare	?	(?)
International career
1923	England	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William "Billy" Brown (22 August 1900 in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham – January 1985 in Easington, County Durham) was an English professional footballer.

Brown joined West Ham United, a club he'd played for as a 16-year-old during World War I, from Hetton in 1921. He made his debut in the final match of the 1920-21 season, a scoreless away game against South Shields on 7 May 1921.

Brown often featured as a utility player, but played inside-right, partnering Dick Richards, in the 1923 FA Cup Final against Bolton Wanderers. A month later, he played for England in a reserve international against France. He gained a full cap against Belgium at The Hawthorns the following year.

He made 71 appearances and scored 20 goals for the east London club before leaving for Chelsea in 1924. He went on to play for Fulham, Stockport County and Hartlepools United. He later became an accomplished cricket player for Blackhall Colliery Welfare in the North Yorkshire South Durham league.

Notes

• William Brown was also the name of a footballer that played for West Ham United between 1907 and 1909. He played 19 Southern League games for the club, scoring four goals, and had previously played for Vale of Leven.

References

• Billy Brown, westhamstats.info. Retrieved on 20 January 2007
• Since 1888. Retrieved on 31 May 2008