George Brown (22 June 1903 – 10 June 1948) was an English professional

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and

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, who played most of his career with

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Playing career

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, he was the highest ever goal-scorer for

with 159 goals; 142 in the League in 213 appearances and 17 from 16 outings in the

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. Signed straight from his pit team at Mickley in May 1921, he was eventually sold to Aston Villa in August 1929 for £5,000. For Villa he scored a total of 89 goals in 126 games. During his career he scored 273 goals in 440 games, between 1921 and 1938, after which he retired to run a pub. He gained 9 full

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caps and represented the Football League once.

Honours

As a player

;

* FA Charity Shield winner: 1922 * Division 1 champions: 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26 * Division 1 runners-up: 1926–27, 1927–28 *

finalist:

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Managerial statistics

References

External links

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Aston Villa profileProfile on www.englandstats.comProfile on www.englandfc.com
1903 births 1948 deaths English footballers Association football forwards English Football League players England international footballers Aston Villa F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players English football managers Darlington F.C. managers English Football League representative players People from Mickley, Northumberland Footballers from Northumberland FA Cup Final players {{England-footy-forward-1900s-stub