Craig Brown (footballer, born 1893)

Craig Brown
Personal information
Date of birth 22 January 1893
Place of birth Muirkirk, Scotland
Date of death 23 November 1963(1963-11-23) (aged 70)[1]
Place of death East Kilbride, Scotland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Carluke Rovers
Armadale  
1914–1919 Bradford City  9 (1)
1916–1917Motherwell (loan)  33 (5)
1917Hibernian (loan)  6 (0)
1919Motherwell (loan)  15 (1)
1919–1924 Motherwell  148 (5)
1924–1926 Cowdenbeath   12 (0)
1926 Morton  2 (0)
Peebles Rovers
Bathgate
Total 225 (12)
International career
1922 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Craig Brown (22 January 1893 – 23 November 1963) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for Armadale, Bradford City, Motherwell,[3] Hibernian[4] and the Scottish League XI.[5][1] He also played for an unofficial 'Scotland' team in a tour of North America organised by Third Lanark in 1921.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "Craig Brown". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. ^ Craig Brown, MotherWELLnet
  4. ^ (Hibernian player) Craig Brown, FitbaStats
  5. ^ "[SFL player] Craig Brown". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  6. ^ Craig Brown was second Motherwell FC star to win awards on historic 1921 foreign tour, Motherwell Times, 13 September 2018
  7. ^ Neil Morrison (4 January 2018). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1921 "Third Lanark's Scotland XI" - Canada and USA". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 July 2020.