David Crichton Brown (26 July 1889 – after 1909) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for

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and

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Football career

Brown began his career at Forthill Athletic. After a trial at

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, Brown joined Tottenham Hotspur. The

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participated in one match in 1910 in his time at

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Retrieved 28 April 2012 before further trials at

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in 1911 and later Merthyr Town. Brown ended his career at Greenock Morton.

References

1889 births Scottish men's footballers English Football League players Scottish Football League players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Year of death missing People from Broughty Ferry Footballers from Dundee Men's association football forwards 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-forward-1880s-stub