Fred Brown (rugby league)
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Full name | Frederick Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Died | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frederick Brown (birth unknown - death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Fred", was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Oldham, and Wigan, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1][2]
Playing career
International honours
Fred Brown won caps for Wales while at Oldham 1921–1923 2-caps.[1]
Championship Final appearances
Fred Brown played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Oldham's 2-13 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 6 May 1922.[3]
County League appearances
Fred Brown played in Wigan's victory in the Lancashire County League during the 1923–24.[4]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Fred Brown played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Wigan's 21-4 victory over Oldham in the 1924 Challenge Cup Final during the 1923–24 season at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale on Saturday 12 April 1924.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "1921–1922 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "1923-1924 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
- Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com