Albert Brown (footballer, born 1862)

For other people with the same name, see Arthur Brown (disambiguation).

Albert Brown
Personal information
Full name Albert Brown
Date of birth (1865-01-06)6 January 1865
Place of birth Coventry, England
Date of death 1930 (aged 67–68)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Mitchell St George's
1887–1893 Aston Villa 86 (35)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Alfred Brown (7 January 1862 – 1930), was a British footballer in the early years of English professional football, who played for Aston Villa from 1884 until 1894.

He and his brother Alfred played in the same forward line during the 1884–1885 and 1885–1886 seasons. Brown was in the Villa team which won the FA Cup in 1887, beating local rivals West Bromwich Albion in the final. Before playing for Villa he played for Mitchell St George's.

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