Bob Brown (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Brown | |||||
| Born | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing, Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1927–32 | Wigan | 75 | 54 | 1 | 164 | |
| 1932–38 | Salford | 251 | 136 | 0 | 408 | |
| 1939–40 | Rochdale Hornets | 25 | ||||
| Total | 351 | 190 | 1 | 0 | 572 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1932–?? | Lancashire | 9 | ||||
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Robert "Bob" Brown was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, playing at club level for Wigan and Salford, as a Wing or Centre. He also represented Lancashire
Playing career
Les Diables Rouges
Bob Brown was one of the players who successfully toured in France with Salford in 1934, during which the Salford team earned the name "Les Diables Rouges", the seventeen players were; Joe Bradbury, Bob Brown, Aubrey Casewell, Paddy Dalton, Bert Day, Cliff Evans, Jack Feetham, George Harris, Barney Hudson, Emlyn Jenkins, Alf Middleton, Sammy Miller, Harold Osbaldestin, Les Pearson, Gus Risman, Billy Watkins, and Billy Williams.[2]
Championship final appearances
Bob Brown played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5 in Salford's 3-15 defeat by Wigan in the Championship final during the 1933–34 season at Wilderspool, Warrington on Saturday 28 April 1934.[3]
County Cup final appearances
About Bob Brown's time, there was Salford's 21-12 victory over Wigan in the 1934 Lancashire Cup final during the 1934–35 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1934, the 15-7 victory over Wigan in the 1935 Lancashire Cup final during the 1935–36 season at Wilderspool, Warrington on Saturday 19 October 1935, the 5-2 victory over Wigan in the 1936 Lancashire Cup final during the 1936–37 season at Wilderspool, Warrington on Saturday 17 October 1936, and he played Centre, i.e. number 4, in the 7-10 defeat by Wigan in the 1938 Lancashire Cup final during the 1938–39 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 October 1938.[4]
References
- ↑ Morris, Graham (2001). 100 Greats: Salford Rugby League Club. Stroud: Tempus. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7524-2196-4.
- ↑ "The story of The Original Red Devils". reds.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "1933-1934 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "22nd October 1938: Salford 7 Wigan 10 (Lancashire Cup Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.