Full name William Ian Brown Name Buster Brown Role Football player | Place of death Ealing, England Position Utility player Playing position | |
Date of birth (1910-09-06)6 September 1910 Date of death 15 January 1993(1993-01-15) (aged 82) Died 1993, Ealing, London, United Kingdom | ||
Place of birth Silvertown, England | ||
William Ian "Buster" Brown (6 September 1910 – 15 January 1993) was a professional footballer who played a number of positions in the Football League for Brentford, Luton Town, Leyton Orient and Huddersfield Town.
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Career
Brown began his career in non-league football with Fairbairn House and Silvertown, before joining Division Three South club Luton Town in 1930. He made shy of 50 league appearances in four seasons at Kenilworth Road, before moving to the top flight with Huddersfield Town in 1934. He was used sparingly before joining Division One rivals Brentford in March 1937 as a replacement for Dai Richards. He quickly became a regular with the Bees, playing in both full back positions, at half back and centre forward during the two-and-a-half years before the Second World War intervened. Brown remained with Brentford during the war, with his 246 appearances being the most by any Brentford player during wartime. He dropped down to the basement to sign for Leyton Orient in 1946, before seeing out his career in the Southern League with Chingford Town the following year.
Honours
Brentford