Eddie Brown

Position
Forward
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Preston
Date Of Birth
February 28, 1926
Date Of Death
July 12, 2012 (86)
Games Played
89
-
Per Game
Games Started
89
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
8010
90.0
Per Game
Goals
50
0.6
Per Game
Assists
0
0
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

A fast, bustling centre-forward who was one of the games great characters. He used to shake hands with the corner flag to celebrate goals and was famous for quoting Shakespeare. Harry Storer signed him from Southampton on transfer deadline day in 1952 but his presence failed to save the club from relegation. He was one of the few bright spots in the next two seasons in Division Three and was top scorer in both campaigns. After a great start to the 1954-55 season Brown was sold to Birmingham to balance the books and went on to score 90 goals in 185 games for the Blues. Eddie played on the losing side in the 1956 FA Cup final against Manchester City and appeared in many early Fairs Cup games for Birmingham. As a boy Eddie studied to become a priest at La Salle college on Guernsey but was evacuated during the war and turned his attention to football. He first played for Preston and after Blues he played for Leyton Orient and Scarborough. After hanging up his boots he trained to be a teacher in his home town.

Hat tricks (3)
1952-53
13 December 1952 v Torquay United H
1953-54
10 October 1953 v Colchester United A
1954-55
28 August 1954 v Brentford A

Football League Third Division South (England)
1954-1955
Coventry City
12
12
1080′
8 (0)
1953-1954
Coventry City
33
33
2970′
20 (0)
1952-1953
Coventry City
31
31
2790′
18 (0)
76
76
0
6840′
0
0
0
46 (0)
0
0
FA Cup (England)
1953-1954
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1952-1953
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1 (0)
4
4
0
360′
0
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
Football League Second Division (England)
1951-1952
Coventry City
9
9
810′
3 (0)
9
9
0
810′
0
0
0
3 (0)
0
0
Totals:
89
89
0
8010′
0
0
0
50 (0)
0
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League Third Division South 1954-1955
Football League Third Division South 1954-1955
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
A
W 1:2
90`
2
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Reading
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Brentford
A
W 2:3
90`
3
Coventry City
Reading
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
W 1:0
90`
Football League Third Division South 1953-1954
Football League Third Division South 1953-1954
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
W 3:0
90`
2
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 3:1
90`
2
Coventry City
Newport County
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Walsall
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
W 2:1
90`
2
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
W 4:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 0:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Walsall
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
W 0:3
90`
3
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 4:3
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
H
W 4:0
90`
2
Coventry City
Aldershot
A
L 4:2
90`
FA Cup 1953-1954
FA Cup 1953-1954
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
L 5:1
90`
Football League Third Division South 1952-1953
Football League Third Division South 1952-1953
Coventry City
Newport County
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
L 2:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Bristol Rovers
A
L 5:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 4:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Walsall
H
W 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 2:0
90`
2
Coventry City
Aldershot
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Aldershot
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
W 2:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
W 7:2
90`
3
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
W 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Watford
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Reading
H
W 4:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Bristol Rovers
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
L 1:2
90`
FA Cup 1952-1953
FA Cup 1952-1953
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Bishop Auckland
A
W 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Football League Second Division 1951-1952
Football League Second Division 1951-1952
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 5:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Doncaster Rovers
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 3:1
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Birmingham City
Fri, 01 Oct, 1954
Coventry City
Birmingham City
Fri, 01 Oct, 1954
Southampton
Coventry City
Sat, 01 Mar, 1952
Southampton
Coventry City
Sat, 01 Mar, 1952