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| Name: William "Rimmer" Brown |
Nationality: England |
| Position: centre-forward |
Signing Information: Transferred from: Chester, 05/1896, £ |
| Birthdate: 00-00-0000 |
Years at Club: 1896 |
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Debut: 01/09/1896 v Gainsborough Trinity (Bank Street) 2-0 (League Division Two) |
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Previous clubs: Stalybridge Rovers, Chester |
| Height: 5' 8" (1.73m) |
Farewell to Manchester United: Transferred to Stockport County, 12/1896 |
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Passed Away: PA |
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A Chester youth, William Brown became the hero when he helped his hometown finally win the Cheshire Cup in 1895. He notched both goals in the 2-1 final victory versus Macclesfield. Commonly known as 'Rimmer' Brown, he moved to Stalybridge Rovers where he enjoyed a fruitful 1895-96 season in the Lancashire League. He even got a poem about him in the local paper: "They're singing the anthem all over the town; And the folks have all gone 'off their chump'; They're shouting 'three cheers for good old Rimmer Brown'; He's a champion! a demon! a trump"!
Newton Heath signed Brown in the 1896 close season and threw him straight into the first team. The 5'8" centre-forward played in the opening six league fixtures and contributed two goals, but then lost his place and was only selected one more time, in mid-October. The management eventually sold him and fellow forward William Kennedy to Stockport County in December.
Rimmer spent exactly one year with Stockport, playing 29 matches in the Lancashire League and scoring an impressive 21 goals, including two occasions during which he struck four times. Halfway through 1897-98, he moved to Hurst Ramblers where he experienced both good and bad times: he helped the team win the Manchester Junior Cup in 1898, but he was also there when the Lancashire Combination outfit disbanded in February 1900. Rimmer was briefly spotted in Chester's ranks again early during 1901-02, before returning to Stalybridge Rovers.
In September 1904 he was in the news again, for the wrong reason. He appeared in court for having mistreated his wife, and a judge-enforced separation and alimony combo resolved the matter. Brown played on, briefly assisting Hawarden Bridge Steel Works' football side early in 1907, before retiring to become Stalybridge's trainer. No picture available. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude. |
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