Eddy Brown

Eddy Brown
Personal information
Full name Edwin Brown
Date of birth (1926-02-28)28 February 1926
Place of birth Preston, England
Date of death 12 July 2012(2012-07-12) (aged 86)
Place of death Preston, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1950 Preston North End 36 (6)
1950–1952 Southampton 57 (32)
1952–1954 Coventry City 85 (50)
1954–1959 Birmingham City 158 (74)
1959–1961 Leyton Orient 63 (28)
1961–1964 Scarborough 89 (47)
Total 488 (232)
Managerial career
1961–1964 Scarborough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edwin Brown (28 February 1926 – 12 July 2012) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. He played professionally for a number of clubs, but the peak of his career was spent with Birmingham City during their most successful period in the 1950s. Over a professional career of nearly 400 appearances in the Football League, he scored at a rate of very nearly one goal every two games. He was a pioneer of the goal celebration.