Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Brown | ||
Place of birth | Queensland, Australia | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
?–1925 | Brisbane City | ||
1925–? | Pineapple Rovers | ||
International career | |||
1922 | Australia | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Brown was a former Australian professional soccer player who played as a forward for Brisbane City, Pineapple Rovers and the Australia national soccer team.
Brown played for many years for Brisbane City in the Queensland FA Division One. In 1925, he moved to Pineapple Rovers.[1] He won the Premiership in his first season in 1925 with the Pineapple Rovers.[2]
Brown began his international career with Australia in 1922 on their first historic tour against New Zealand, debuting in a 1–1 draw to New Zealand.[3] He scored his first and only goal for Australia against New Zealand in a 1–3 defeat in July 1922.[4][5]
National team | Year[3] | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Australia | 1922 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 8 July 1922 | Carlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand | New Zealand | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly | [6] |