Buster Brown (footballer)

William Ian Brown (6 September 1910 – 15 January 1993), sometimes known as Billy Brown, was a professional footballer who played a number of positions in the Football League for Brentford, Luton Town, Leyton Orient and Huddersfield Town.

Buster Brown
Personal information
Full name William Ian Brown[1]
Date of birth (1910-09-06)6 September 1910
Place of birth Silvertown, England
Date of death 15 January 1993(1993-01-15) (aged 82)[2]
Place of death Ealing, England
Playing position(s) Utility player
Youth career
Fairbairn House
0000–1930 Silvertown
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1934 Luton Town 49 (4)
1934–1937 Huddersfield Town 20 (2)
1937–1947 Brentford 92 (2)
1947–1948 Leyton Orient 26 (0)
Chingford Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Brown began his career in non-league football with Fairbairn House and Silvertown, before joining Third Division South club Luton Town in 1930.[1] He made shy of 50 league appearances in four seasons at Kenilworth Road, before moving to the top flight with Huddersfield Town in 1934.[1] He was used sparingly before joining First Division rivals Brentford in March 1937 as a replacement for Dai Richards.[3][4] He quickly became a regular with the Bees, playing in both full back positions, at half back and centre forward during the two-and-a-half years before the Second World War intervened.[3] Brown remained with Brentford during the war, with his 246 appearances being the most by any Brentford player during wartime.[5] He dropped down to the Fourth Division to sign for Leyton Orient in May 1947,[2] before ending his career in the Southern League with Chingford Town the following year.[3]

Honours

Brentford

Career statistics
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Huddersfield Town 1934–35[4] First Division 1 1 0 0 — 1 1
1935–36[4] 19 1 2 0 — 21 1
Total 20 2 2 0 — 22 2
Brentford 1936–37[5] First Division 10 0 — — 10 0
1937–38[5] 41 0 4 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 46 0
1938–39[5] 33 2 1 0 — 34 2
1945–46[5] — — 8 0 — 8 0
1946–47[5] First Division 8 0 0 0 — 8 0
Total 92 2 13 0 1 0 106 2
Career total 112 4 15 0 1 0 128 4
  1. Appearance in Empire Exhibition Trophy

References
  • Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 095572810X.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 43. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Buster Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 29. ISBN 0955294916.
  4. Buster Brown at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 374–379. ISBN 0951526200.


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