Jim Brown (Cowdenbeath footballer)

Jim Brown

Personal information
Full name	James W Brown[1]
Place of birth	West Calder, Scotland
Date of death	1955 (1956)[2]
Place of death	Scotland
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Linlithgow Rose
0000–1899	Bo'ness Our Boys
1899	Celtic	0	(0)
1899–1900	Royal Albert
1900	Heart of Midlothian	2	(0)
1900	Hamilton Academical	1	(0)
1900–1901	Rangers	0	(0)
1901–1904	St Bernard's	33	(1)
1904–1907	Cowdenbeath	42	(4)
1907–1909	Dunfermline Athletic
1909–1914	Lochgelly United
	Kelty Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James W. Brown (died 1955) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath, St Bernard's, Lochgelly United, Heart of Midlothian and Hamilton Academical as a centre half.[1][2]

Personal life

Brown served in the Royal Scots during the First World War and after his retirement from football, he became the High Chief Ruler of a Fife branch of the Independent Order of Rechabites.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Heart of Midlothian	1900–01[1]	Scottish Division One	2	0	0	0	2	0
Hamilton Academical	1900–01[3]	Scottish Division Two	1	0	0	0	1	0
St Bernard's	1901–02[1]	Scottish Division Two	13	1	1	0	14	1
	1902–03[1]	Scottish Division Two	5	0	1	0	6	0
	1903–04[1]	Scottish Division Two	15	0	1	0	16	0
	Total		33	1	3	0	36	1
Cowdenbeath	1904–05[1]	Northern League	0	0	9	0	9	0
	1905–06[1]	Scottish Division Two	21	1	1	0	22	1
	1906–07[1]	Scottish Division Two	21	3	6	0	27	3
	Total		42	4	16	0	58	4
Career total			78	5	19	0	97	5

Honours

• Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame[2]

References

1. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
2. "Jim Brown". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
3. "1900–01". docs.google.com. Retrieved 11 July 2018.