Henry Burton Brough (27 December 1896 – 1975) was an English
footballer
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who played in
the Football League
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for
Huddersfield Town and
Stoke
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Stoke may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below.
Berkshire
* Stoke Row, Berkshire
Bristol
* Stoke Bishop
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.
Career
Brough was born in
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
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and began his career with
Huddersfield Town in 1913.
His career at Huddersfield was hampered by
World War I
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but once the league had resumed he helped the "Town" finish 2nd in
1919–20 gaining promotion to the First Division.
Herbert Chapman came in as manager and Brough lost his place in the side being used as a backup player. In February 1923 he joined
Stoke City
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after he had an unsuccessful trial with
Manchester United
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.
He was a regular in the Stoke side in
1923–24 and
1924–25 and scored once against
Coventry City
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in September 1924.
After making 85 appearances for Stoke he retired in October 1925.
Career statistics
Source:
Honours
; Huddersfield Town
*
Football League Second Division
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runner-up:
1919–20
References
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1896 births
1975 deaths
English men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
English Football League players
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Stoke City F.C. players
People from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Footballers from Lincolnshire