| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James W Brown[1] | ||
| Place of birth | West Calder, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1955[2] | ||
| Place of death | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Linlithgow Rose | |||
| –1899 | Bo'ness Our Boys | ||
| 1899 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 1899–1900 | Royal Albert | ||
| 1900 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 | (0) |
| 1900 | Hamilton Academical | 1 | (0) |
| 1900–1901 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1901–1904 | St Bernard's | 33 | (1) |
| 1904–1907 | Cowdenbeath | 42 | (4) |
| 1907–1909 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| 1909–1914 | Lochgelly United | ||
| Kelty Rangers | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James W. Brown was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath, St Bernard's, Lochgelly United, Heart of Midlothian and Hamilton Academical as a centre half.[2][1]
Brown served in the Royal Scots during the First World War and after his retirement from football, he became the High Chief Ruler of a Fife branch of the Independent Order of Rechabites.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 1900–01[1] | Scottish Division One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical | 1900–01[3] | Scottish Division Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| St Bernard's | 1901–02[1] | Scottish Division Two | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 1902–03[1] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1903–04[1] | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Cowdenbeath | 1904–05[1] | Northern League | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1905–06[1] | Scottish Division Two | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 1906–07[1] | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Total | 42 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 58 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 78 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 97 | 5 | ||