Henry Brown (11 November 1883 – 9 February 1934) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward for various clubs in the early part of the twentieth century, including West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle United, Fulham and Southampton (two spells).
[2] His goal-scoring talents were noticed by Newcastle United and in May 1906 he accepted the "tempting terms"[1] offered to him and moved to St James' Park for a fee of £380, together with his Southampton team-mate Jimmy Soye.
[3] His spell at Newcastle was brief but highly successful, as they claimed the Football League championship at the end of the 1906–07 season by three points over Bristol City.
[4] Although Brown made two appearances at the start of the following season, he lost his place at inside left to Finlay Speedie and in October 1907 he moved to Bradford Park Avenue.
[5] The "Saints" had made a poor start to the 1910–11 Southern League season having won only once in their first six games, and Brown was persuaded to re-join the club in October, replacing Bill Buckenham who returned to the Army.
[6] By now, Brown had begun to slow but his "clever touches ... served the club well"[1] for two further seasons, in both of which the Saints continued to struggle at the lower end of the table finishing a few places above the relegation zone.