William Frederick Thomas Brown (born 7 February 1943) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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. His professional clubs included

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and Gillingham, for whom he made over 100

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appearances. Either side of his spell in the Football League, Brown had a long career in

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Personal life

As of October 1969, Brown was running his own

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business. As of 2014, he was living in

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Career statistics

References

1943 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Croydon People from Croydon English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Southampton F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Romford F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Bedford Town F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Margate F.C. players Dunstable Town F.C. players Redbridge F.C. players Southern Football League players English Football League players {{England-footy-forward-1940s-stub