Name: Brown, Robert Albert John "Sailor"



Birthdate: 1915-11-07 in Great Yarmouth (Died: 2008-12-27 in Forres, Scotland)

Position: Forward

Playing for Villa: October 1947 - June 1949

Previous clubs: Gorleston Town, Charlton, Newcastle (WW2 guest), West Ham (WW2 guest), Millwall (WW2 guest), York (WW2 guest), Leicester (WW2 guest), Manchester City (WW2 guest), Wolverhampton (WW2 guest), East Fife (WW2 guest), Nottingham Forest

Signed: £10.000 - From Nottingham Forest

Sold: Released from his contract - To Gorleston Town (player-coach)

League: 30 matches - 9 goals

Cup: 1 match - 0 goals

International: England Wartime/Victory (1945-46, 7 - 5 goals)


More info:
He was a Villa scout 1956-58.



Season

1947-48
1948-49
First team

24 - 8 goals
7 - 1 goal
Reserves

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Youth

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