Jim Brown (soccer, born 1908)

Jim Brown
Brown lining up with the United States at the 1930 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1908-12-31)December 31, 1908
Place of birth Kilmarnock, Scotland
Date of death November 9, 1994(1994-11-09) (aged 85)
Place of death Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Wing forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928 Bayonne Rovers 16 (13)
1928–1929 Newark Skeeters 42 (12)
1929 New York Nationals 1 (0)
1929–1930New York Giants 26 (13)
1930New York Soccer Club 25 (6)
1931 Brooklyn Wanderers 31 (10)
1931–1932 Newark Americans 13 (7)
1932–1934 Manchester United 40 (17)
1934–1936 Brentford 1 (0)
1936–1937 Tottenham Hotspur 4 (0)
1937–1941 Guildford City 98 (92)
1940 Brentford (guest)
1941 Clyde (guest)
1950–1952 Greenport United 0 (0)
Total 199 (88)
International career
1930 United States 4 (1)
Managerial career
1948–1950 Greenwich High School
1950–1952 Greenport United
1952–1974 Brunswick School
1956–1958 Elizabeth Falcons
Medal record
Men's soccer
Representing  United States
FIFA World Cup
1930 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Brown (December 31, 1908  November 9, 1994) was a Scottish American soccer player who played for the United States men's national soccer team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, scoring the only goal of the American team in their 6–1 semi-final loss to Argentina. He began his career in the American Soccer League before moving to England and then Scotland. After retiring from playing, he coached at the youth, senior amateur, and professional levels. He was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.