Eddy Brown
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edwin Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 July 2012 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Preston, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1950 | Preston North End | 36 | (6) |
| 1950–1952 | Southampton | 57 | (32) |
| 1952–1954 | Coventry City | 85 | (50) |
| 1954–1959 | Birmingham City | 158 | (74) |
| 1959–1961 | Leyton Orient | 63 | (28) |
| 1961–1964 | Scarborough | 89 | (47) |
| Total | 488 | (232) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1961–1964 | Scarborough | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edwin Brown (28 February 1926 – 12 July 2012) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. He played professionally for a number of clubs, but the peak of his career was spent with Birmingham City during their most successful period in the 1950s. Over a professional career of nearly 400 appearances in the Football League, he scored at a rate of very nearly one goal every two games. He was a pioneer of the goal celebration.