Brown began his football career with Barnsley in 1910, moving to Rotherham County in 1914 and then to Huddersfield Town in 1915.
He stayed only one season at St. James' Park, moving to Pontypridd in June 1922 before returning to Devon and joining Torquay United in 1923.
[3][4] In May 1938, Brown moved to the manager's chair at Chester,[5] leading them to 6th place in Division Three (North) and a second replay against Sheffield Wednesday in the 4th round of the FA Cup in his first season.
[7] When league football resumed, Chester finished the 1946–47 season in 3rd place and won the Welsh Cup the same year.
[citation needed] He eventually left Chester in May 1953,[5] and was manager of Stafford Rangers in 1954–55.