Brown, was a Scottish footballer whose career included periods at Sheffield Wednesday and Bolton Wanderers.
[2] Brown was born in Port Eglinton in the south of Glasgow, but moved with his family to Halfway, a district of Cambuslang, during his childhood.
[3] He went on to make 45 appearances in Wednesday's first two League seasons[4] and, after a brief spell back in his native Scotland with Third Lanark, he then joined Bolton Wanderers in 1895, moving to a more defensive role and latterly operating as a capable reserve in almost any outfield position as needed; he made 149 appearances at Burnden Park, 94 of them in the top flight.
[5] Brown also briefly had a loan spell at Burnley in 1897, making four appearances but was unable to save them from relegation.
[6][7] The following year he played for the Glasgow FA in their annual challenge match against Sheffield,[8] and after moving to that city he featured in a 'Midlands v North' representative fixture.