Jonathan Brown (English footballer)

Jonathan Brown
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Brown[1]
Date of birth 1893
Place of birth Clayton-le-Moors, England
Date of death 6 November 1918 (aged 2425)[2]
Place of death Nord, France
Playing position Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Great Harwood
1913–1915 Burnley 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jonathan Brown (1893 – 6 November 1918) was an English professional football left half who made one appearance in the Football League for Burnley in 1914.[1]

Military service

Brown served as a private in the East Lancashire Regiment during the First World War and was killed in France on 6 November 1918, just five days before the Armistice.[3] He was buried in Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery.[2]

Honours

Burnley

  • East Lancashire Charity Cup: 1914–15[4]

Career statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burnley 1914–15[5] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 42. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. "Jonathan Brown". Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  4. "Burnley FC And The Great War". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. "Burnley Squad 1914/15 – World War One". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 3 December 2017.


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