[3] He was one of ten children of Catherine and John, and his youngest brother Leonard was killed when HMS Firedrake was sunk.
However, the Leeds United manager of the 1930s, Billy Hampson, seemed to have a predilection for young Irish talent, and one of the first he brought to Elland Road was Derry-man, Browne.
It took a £1,500 fee to prise the talented wing-half from Derry in October 1935,[5] and he went on to make well over a hundred appearances in the Leeds first-team.
[2] Later, Browne joined the coaching staff at Halifax Town, and was briefly caretaker manager in October and November 1954.
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