Ted Brown (Australian footballer)


Edward Valentine Brown was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and Carlton in the Victorian Football League.

Family

The son of Mungo Brown, and Margaret Ann Brown, née Peel, Edward Valentine Brown was born in Bendigo in 18 October 1891.
He married Lucy Catherine Miller in 1921. Their sons, Vincent, and John, also played for Carlton.

Football

St Kilda

Ted Brown played with Ararat Football Club in 1911-13, 18 games, including premierships in the 1911 and 1912 Wimmera & District Football Association.
He played with Ararat on Wednesdays and in Ballarat on Saturdays.
Brown, who was brought up in Ballarat, was recruited to St Kilda from Caulfield. He couldn't establish a place in the St Kilda team and left at the year's end.

Carlton

He returned to the VFL in 1914, return to the league in 1914 and join Carlton. He had immediate success at Carlton and was a wingman in their 1914 premiership team, and a half-back flanker in their 1915 premiership team.

Yarragon

He was captain-coach of the Yarragon Football Club, in the Central Gippsland Football Association, in 1921, 1922, and 1923; the team won the premiership in 1921.

Maffra

He was appointed captain-coach of Maffra Football Club in 1924.

Traralgon

He was cleared from Maffra to Traralgon in 1925, and played in Traralgon's 1925 premiership team. He played for Traralgon for four years — 1925 to 1928 — and was the team's captain-coach of the team in 1928.

Yea

He was cleared from Traralgon to Yea in 1930.

Military service

He joined the First AIF in January 1916, and was discharged on medical grounds in March 1917. He did not serve overseas.

Death

He died in Parkville, Victoria on 8 December 1957.

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