Oliver Brown (footballer)

Oliver Brown
Personal information
Full name	Oliver Maurice Brown
Date of birth	10 October 1908
Place of birth	Burton upon Trent, England
Date of death	1953 (aged 44–45)
Place of death	London, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	Trent Villa
–	Robirth Athletic
–	Burton Town
1930–1931	Nottingham Forest
1931–1933	Norwich City
1933–1937	Brighton & Hove Albion
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oliver Maurice Brown (10 October 1908 – 1953), also known as Buster Brown,^[1] was an English professional footballer who scored 77 goals from 118 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre forward for Nottingham Forest, Norwich City and Brighton & Hove Albion.^[2] He was Brighton's top scorer in the 1933–34 and 1934–35 seasons with, respectively, 15 and 26 goals in all competitions.^[3]

Brown was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, and died in London. His younger brother Ambrose was also a professional footballer who played League football for Chesterfield, Portsmouth and Wrexham.^[1]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 37. ISBN 0-9521337-1-7.
^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 39. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
^ Carden & Harris, p. 338.
^ Joyce, p. 38.

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[WhosWho37-1] Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 37. ISBN 0-9521337-1-7.

[Joyce-2] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 39. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.

[3] Carden & Harris, p. 338.

[4] Joyce, p. 38.

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