He started his career with Hull City, who were then in the Football League Second Division, who also had Browell's two brothers on their books.

A newspaper report of the match carried the headline "£10 men and a boy beat Stockport", and the nickname then followed throughout his career.

To compound the misfortune, City were also relegated to the Second Division on the final day of the season, losing to Newcastle United despite a Browell goal.

At Blackpool, under the guidance of Major Frank Buckley, Browell scored 14 goals in his first season to become the club's second-highest scorer.

[4] For the 1927–28 season, Browell switched to the right side and teamed up with new arrival, the would-be prolific Jimmy Hampson.

Tommy Browell Close is located to the west of Manchester City's old home, Maine Road, and is part of an estate built in the 1970s.