Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #410
Appearances:
31
Starts:
31
Goals:
9
Seasons:
2
Source: Football card #7 Albert Brown issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the Football Forgotten Caps of WW2 series, first series.
Source: Football card #7 Albert Brown issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the Football Forgotten Caps of WW2 series, first series.
Albert J Brown
Position
Forward
From
1947-48
To
1948-49
IMAGE CREDIT
Albert J Brown
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
31 | 32 |
Division
D1 | D1 |
Appearances
31 |
24 | 7 |
Starts
31 |
24 | 7 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 |
Goals
9 |
8 | 1 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
FULL SEASON BREAKDOWN
Robert Albert John Brown
Birth Date
Sunday, 7 November 1915
Birth Place
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Nottingham Forest
From
For
£10,000
On
October 1947
Previous Clubs
Gorleston Town |
1934-46 Charlton Athletic |
1946-47 Nottingham Forest |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Gorleston Town
For
Free
On
June 1949
Subsequent Clubs
Gorleston Town |
Source: Football card #7 Albert Brown issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the Football Forgotten Caps of WW2 series, first series.
Source: Football card #7 Albert Brown issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the Football Forgotten Caps of WW2 series, first series.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1947-49 Aston Villa, £10k, 31 | 9 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
Alex Massie |
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 18 October 1947
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 18 October 1947
Sheffield United (h), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 1 November 1947
Final Appearance
Saturday, 9 October 1948
Portsmouth (h), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 9 October 1948
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
(5ft 7in) 1.70 m
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
27 December 2008, Aged 93
Albert J Brown
Player #410 for Aston Villa, Robert Albert John Brown, known as Albert Brown, and nicknamed Sailor, played as an inside forward for the club. Albert played for Villa in 1947-48 and 1948-49 making 31 appearances and scoring 9 goals.
Albert was born in Great Yarmouth on 7 November 1915 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 18 October 1947 at the age of 31.
Albert started his football career with Charlton as a scheming inside forward, rising to sufficient prominence to represent the FA in their tour of South Africa in 1939 and to win full England recognition. Albert moved onto Forest where he was appointed captain and proved to be their leading goalscorer, he moved to Villa in October 1947 and brought his form with him for a fee of £10,000, fitting into the side as a constructive player with first rate ball control and plenty of dash with an aptness for taking chances that fell to him.
Despite the transfer fee paid - then the club’s record highest fee paid - Albert was only a prominent member of the Villa first team in his debut season with 8 goals in 23 appearances. The following season he made just 7 appearances, playing his final game on Saturday, 9 October 1948 before moving on to Gorleston as their player-manager.
Albert did return to Villa however, acting as a Villa scout from 1956-58.
Albert had played under manager Alex Massie.
Albert passed away in Forres, Scotland on 27 December 2008 aged 93.