Stan Brain
Stanley Vincent 'Stan' Brain (1903-1969) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.
 Stan Brain. St.George,1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Stanley Vincent Brain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1903 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1969 Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Born at Newcastle, New South Wales in 1903, Brain played with St George during the club's foundation years. He played five season for the Saints between 1927-1933 and in 1929 he was captain [1].
Stan Brain, 1929
Brain represented New South Wales on six occasions in 1925, 1927 and 1928. He returned to Newcastle after 1932. [2] He also played in the 1927 NSWRFL Final on the wing, of which Saints were runners up that day. [3]
Brain died at Hamilton, New South Wales in 1969, aged 66. [4]
References
- The Arrow (Sydney) "Stan Brain Captain" 6/9/1929 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/103513828?searchTerm=%22STAN%20BRAIN%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales
- Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- Labor Daily (Sydney) 13/4/1932 Stan Brain (Photograph) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/236986526?searchTerm=%22STAN%20BRAIN%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales
- BDM N.S.W. search
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