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Arthur Ivor Brown (10 October 1903 – 3 April 1971) was a Welsh international footballer. A goalkeeper, he played for Aberdare Athletic, Reading, Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra, and Merthyr Town.

Arthur Brown

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Ivor Brown[1]
Date of birth	(1903-10-10)10 October 1903[1]
Place of birth	Aberdare, Wales[1]
Date of death	3 April 1971(1971-04-03) (aged 67)[1]
Place of death	Aberdare, Wales[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1925–1927	Aberdare Athletic	42	(0)
1927–1929	Reading	14	(0)
1929	Port Vale	1	(0)
1929–1933	Crewe Alexandra	117	(0)
	Merthyr Town
Total		174	(0)
National team
1926	Wales	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Brown played for Aberdare Athletic and Reading before joining Port Vale in May 1929.[1] During his time Aberdare Athletic F.C., Arthur gained his only international cap for Wales in the 1925–26 British Home Championship, playing against Northern Ireland losing 3-0. Unable to dislodge either Jack Prince or Ben Davies, his sole game for the Port Vale was in a 2–1 win at Halifax Town on 31 August 1929.[1] He was transferred to Crewe Alexandra in October of that year, and later played with Merthyr Town.[1] Arthur died on the 3rd April 1971 in his hometown of Aberdate at the age of 67. His son, Malcolm Brown, was a Professor of Computational Mathematics at Cardiff University[2]

Statistics

Source:[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdare Athletic	1925–26	Third Division South	29	0	2	0	31	0
	1926–27	Third Division South	13	0	0	0	13	0
	Total		42	0	2	0	44	0
Reading	1928–29	Second Division	14	0	0	0	14	0
Port Vale	1929–30	Third Division North	1	0	0	0	1	0
Crewe Alexandra	1929–30	Third Division North	31	0	2	0	33	0
	1930–31	Third Division North	42	0	2	0	44	0
	1931–32	Third Division North	37	0	3	0	40	0
	1932–33	Third Division North	7	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		117	0	7	0	126	0
Career total			174	0	9	0	183	0

References

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