Frederick "Fred" Brown (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh professional
rugby league
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footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for
Wales
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, and at club level for
Oldham
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and
Wigan
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, as a , or .
Playing career
International honours
Fred Brown won
cap
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s for
Wales
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while at Oldham 1921–1923 2-caps.
Championship final appearances
Fred Brown played at in
Oldham
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's 2-13 defeat by
Wigan
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in the
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this sys ...
Final during the
1921–22 season at
The Cliff
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Cliff, The Cliff or The Cliffs may also refer to:
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*Cliff Brewery, a former brewery near Ipswich, England
*Cliff Palace, largest cliff dwelling in North America
*The Cliffs, a histo ...
,
Broughton on Saturday 6 May 1922.
County League appearances
Fred Brown played in
Wigan
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's victory in the
Lancashire League during the
1923–24.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Fred Brown played at in
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its ad ...
's 21-4 victory over
Oldham
Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative cent ...
in the
1924 Challenge Cup Final during the
1923–24 season at
Athletic Grounds, Rochdale
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on Saturday 12 April 1924.
References
External links
*(archived by web.archive.org
Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.ukStatistics at wigan.rlfans.com
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20th-century Welsh sportsmen
Oldham R.L.F.C. players
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
Rugby league props
Rugby league second-rows
Wales national rugby league team players
Welsh rugby league players
Wigan Warriors players
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