Full name James Brown Years Team Position Forward Playing position Died July 4, 1922 | Role Football player Date of birth 31 July 1862 Name James Brown | |
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Date of death 4 July 1922(1922-07-04) (aged 59) | ||
Place of birth Blackburn, England | ||
James Brown (31 July 1862 – 4 July 1922) was an English association football player of the Victorian era. Born in Blackburn, he played for Blackburn Rovers and was part of the team that won the FA Cup in three successive seasons between 1884 and 1886 (captaining the side in 1885 and 1886), as well as appearing on the side which lost in 1882. He scored goals in both the 1885 and 1886 cup finals.
Brown was capped on five occasions by the England national team. His debut was against Wales on 26 February 1881. He was 18 years and 210 days old making him the 10th youngest player for England of all time. He scored his first goal against Ireland on 18 February 1882. His last cap was versus Scotland on 21 March 1885. He scored three goals in total for England.