Dennis Brown (English footballer)
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{other uses|Dennis Brown (disambiguation){{!}}Dennis Brown}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Dennis Brown
|image =
|fullname = Dennis John Brown{{Hugman|2387}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|2|8|df=y}}
|birth_place = Reading, England
|height =
|position = Forward, midfielder
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Battle Athletic
|youthyears2 = 1962–1963
|youthclubs2 = Chelsea
|years1 = 1963–1964 |clubs1 = Chelsea |caps1 = 10 |goals1 = 1
|years2 = 1964–1967 |clubs2 = Swindon Town |caps2 = 92 |goals2 = 38
|years3 = 1967–1969 |clubs3 = Northampton Town |caps3 = 46 |goals3 = 10
|years4 = 1969–1975 |clubs4 = Aldershot Town |caps4 = 245 |goals4 = 55
|years5 = 1975–1976 |clubs5 = Margate |caps5 = |goals5 =
|years6 = 1976–1979 |clubs6 = Barnet |caps6 = 80 |goals6 = 10
|years7 = 1979 |clubs7 = Cheltenham Town |caps7 = |goals7 =
|years8 = 1979–1980 |clubs8 = Wokingham Town |caps8 = |goals8 =
|totalcaps = 473
|totalgoals = 114
}}
Dennis John Brown (born 8 February 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Born in Reading, Brown started his career with Battle Athletic before joining Chelsea, where he made his debut in 1963.{{cite web|url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/9435575.bullets-brown-called-the-shots/|title='Bullets' Brown called the shots|date=22 December 2011|accessdate=28 July 2022|website=swindonadvertiser.co.uk}} He scored on his league debut against Manchester United, but would only go on to register nine more league appearances before being sold to Swindon Town in 1964. He stayed at Swindon until 1967, when he was transferred to Northampton Town in an exchange for Bobby Jones.{{cite web|url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=BROWNDEN|title=Dennis Brown|accessdate=28 July 2022|website=swindon-town-fc.co.uk}}
After just eight games for Northampton Town, Brown was involved in a serious car accident, in which he lost one kneecap and was sidelined for almost a year. He was unable to find his scoring form after the injury, and left for Aldershot Town in 1969.
After leaving the professional game, Brown moved to non-league side Margate in 1975.{{cite web|url=http://www.margatefootballclubhistory.com/dennisbrown.shtml|title=Dennis Brown|accessdate=28 July 2022|website=margatefootballclubhistory.com}} After one season, he joined Barnet, where he made 80 appearances, scoring ten goals.{{cite web|url=http://www.downhillsecondhalf.co.uk/Football/ViewPerson.aspx?PersonID=755|title=Dennis Brown|accessdate=28 July 2022|website=downhillsecondhalf.co.uk}} Following this, he went on to play for Cheltenham Town and Wokingham Town, before retiring in 1980.
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Category:Footballers from Reading, Berkshire
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Swindon Town F.C. players
Category:Northampton Town F.C. players
Category:Aldershot Town F.C. players
Category:Cheltenham Town F.C. players