Dennis John Brown (born 8 February 1944) is an English former professional

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who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in

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, Brown started his career with Battle Athletic before joining

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, where he made his debut in 1963. He scored on his league debut against Manchester United, but would only go on to register nine more league appearances before being sold to

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in 1964. He stayed at Swindon until 1967, when he was transferred to

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in an exchange for Bobby Jones. After just eight games for Northampton Town, Brown was involved in a serious car accident, in which he lost one kneecap and was sidelined for almost a year. He was unable to find his scoring form after the injury, and left for

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in 1969. After leaving the professional game, Brown moved to non-league side

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in 1975. After one season, he joined Barnet, where he made 80 appearances, scoring ten goals. Following this, he went on to play for

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and Wokingham Town, before retiring in 1980.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Dennis 1944 births Living people Sportspeople from Reading, Berkshire English footballers Association football forwards Association football midfielders Chelsea F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Margate F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Wokingham & Emmbrook F.C. players