John Brown (born 30 December 1947) is an English former goalkeeper, who played for Preston North End, Stockport County, Wigan Athletic and Macclesfield Town.
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Full name | John Christopher Brown | ||
Date of birth | (1947-12-30) 30 December 1947 (age 74) | ||
Place of birth | Bradford, Yorkshire | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Preston North End | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1975 | Preston North End | 67 | (0) |
1970–1971 | → Stockport County (loan) | 26 | (0) |
1975–1976 | Stockport County | 15 | (0) |
1976–1982 | Wigan Athletic | 162 | (0) |
1982-1983 | Macclesfield Town | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In 1976, he signed for Wigan Athletic when they were still in the Northern Premier League and made 69 league appearances for the club before they were voted into the Football League.[1] Brown was Wigan's first ever goalkeeper in the Football League and was the club's Player of the Year in 1980. He made a further 93 league appearances for the club before joining Macclesfield Town in 1982.
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