Full name John Christopher Brown Years Team Name John Brown | Height 6Ft Role Football player Playing position Position Goalkeeper | |
Date of birth (1947-12-30) 30 December 1947 (age 67) | ||
John Brown (born 30 December 1947) is an English former goalkeeper, who played for Preston North End, Stockport County, Wigan Athletic and Macclesfield Town.
In 1976, he signed for Wigan Athletic when they were still in the Northern Premier League and made 69 league appearances for the club before they were voted into the Football League. Brown was Wigan's first ever goalkeeper in the Football League and was the club's Player of the Year in 1980. He made a further 93 league appearances for the club before joining Macclesfield Town in 1982.
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