Arthur Ivor Brown (10 October 1903 – 3 April 1971) was a Welsh
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. A
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, he played for
Aberdare Athletic,
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,
Crewe Alexandra
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, and
Merthyr Town
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.
Career
Brown played for
Aberdare Athletic and
Reading
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before joining
Port Vale
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in May 1929.
During his time Aberdare Athletic F.C., Arthur gained his only international
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for
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in the
1925–26 British Home Championship, playing against Ireland losing 3–0. Unable to dislodge either
Jack Prince or
Ben Davies, his sole game for the Port Vale was in a 2–1 win at
Halifax Town
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on 31 August 1929.
He was
transferred to
Crewe Alexandra
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in October of that year, and later played with
Merthyr Town
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.
Arthur died on the 3rd April 1971 in his hometown of Aberdate at the age of 67. His son, Malcolm Brown, was a professor of Computational Mathematics at
Cardiff University
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Footballers from Aberdare
Welsh men's footballers
Wales men's international footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Aberdare Athletic F.C. players
Reading F.C. players
Port Vale F.C. players
Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
Merthyr Town F.C. players
English Football League players
1903 births
1971 deaths