Jimmy Brown (Scottish footballer)

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Jimmy Brown
Personal information
Full name James Brown
Date of birth 16 February 1924(1924-02-16)
Place of birth    Cumnock, Scotland
Date of death    2002
Playing position Centre Forward
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*

1946–1947
1948
1948–1949
1949–1950
1950–1952
Kello Rovers
Motherwell
Chesterfield
Bradford City
Queen of the South
Carlisle United
Annan Athletic

18 (16)
05 0(2)
20 (11)
14 0(1)
15 0(9)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

James 'Jimmy' Brown (born 16 February 1924 in Cumnock, Scotland; died 2002) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward for clubs in Scotland and England.

Brown was a prolific goal-scorer in a brief career following the Second World War, notably scoring 16 goals in just 18 games for Motherwell and being Bradford City's club top scorer in his one season at the club, in 1948–49, when he amassed 11 goals in 20 games. He also played for Chesterfield, Queen of the South and Carlisle United.