William Brown (footballer, born July 1885)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = William Brown

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1885|07|29|df=y}}{{Cite web |title=William Brown Player Profile |url=https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=800 |access-date=8 May 2022 |website=Arab Archive |archive-date=17 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517044328/https://arabarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=800 |url-status=live }}

| birth_place = Dundee, Scotland{{Cite web |last=McMullen |first=Iain |title=William Brown {{!}} Service Record |url=https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/iwilliam-brown-service-record/ |access-date=8 May 2022 |website=Football and the First World War |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628145332/https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/iwilliam-brown-service-record/ |url-status=live }}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1915|09|25|1885|07|29|df=y}}

| death_place = Pas-de-Calais, France{{CWGC|id=728694|name=William Brown|access-date=8 May 2022}}

| position = Outside-right

| years1 = –1913

| clubs1 = Arbroath

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1913–1914

| clubs2 = Dundee Hibernian

| caps2 = 14

| goals2 = 2

}}

William Brown (29 July 1885 – 25 September 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside-right in the Scottish Football League for Dundee Hibernian.

Personal life

Brown served as a private in the Black Watch during the First World War. He was killed on the Western Front on 25 September 1915 and is commemorated at the Loos Memorial.

Career statistics

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Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
Dundee Hibernian \|1913–14 \|Scottish Division Two \|5 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|9{{efn\|name=SQC\|Appearances in Scottish Qualifying Cup}} \|2 \|14 \|2
colspan="3" \|Career total !5 !0 !0 !0 !9 !2 !14 !2

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