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|members=[[Jorge Brown|Jorge]], [[Alfredo Brown|Alfredo]], [[Carlos Brown (footballer)|Carlos]], [[Eliseo Brown|Eliseo]], [[Ernesto Brown|Ernesto]], [[Juan Domingo Brown|Juan Domingo]]
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The '''Brown family''' is an Argentine family of Scottish descent known for producing a number of high-profile footballers during the 1920s in [[Football in Argentina|Argentina]].
==Arrival in Argentina==
On 22 May 1825, James Brown, Sr., a farm labourer, and his wife Mary ([[née]] Hope) left [[Leith]], Scotland to start a new life in Argentina.<ref name="morrison1">{{cite web|url=http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/scotsinargpat/colonist.htm|title=Scots Colonists|last=Morrison|first=Arnold|accessdate=21 December 2009|archive-date=5 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805093225/http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/scotsinargpat/colonist.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> On arriving in Argentina, the Browns settled in the short-lived British settlement of Monte Grande before moving to [[Buenos Aires]] after the failure of the settlement.<ref name="scotzine1">{{cite web|url=http://scotzine.com/history/the-scotch-professors/|title=The Scotch Professors|last=O’Brien |first=Ged |publisher=Scotzine|accessdate=16 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="eveningnews1">{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/evening-news-edinburgh-scotland/mi_7832/is_2003_June_27/scotsman-beautiful-game-argentina/ai_n33502466/?tag=content;col1|title=Scotsman who took the beautiful game to Argentina|last=Croser|first=Grame|date=27 June 2003|publisher=Evening News|accessdate=16 December 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
==Footballing dynasty==
[[File:Alumni1909.PNG|thumb|right|alt=Alumni Athletic Club 1909|Four members of the Brown family played in the Alumni 1909 championship-winning team: [[Carlos Brown (footballer)|Carlos Carr]] (back row, second from left), [[Diego Brown|Diego]] (back row, second from right), [[Tomás Brown|Tomás]] (middle row, second from left), and [[Ernesto Brown|Ernesto]] (middle row, fourth from left)]]
James Brown Jr., the youngest son of James and Mary, fathered nine sons, seven of whom became footballers for [[Alumni Athletic Club]]. Five of those seven would also play internationally for [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]].<ref name="scotsman1">{{cite news|url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Argentine-football-returns-to-roots.4697484.jp|title=Argentine football returns to roots of its Scottish founder|last=Brennan|first=Dan|date=15 November 2008|publisher=The Scotsman|accessdate=16 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012021612/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Argentine-football-returns-to-roots.4697484.jp|archive-date=12 October 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The eldest son to play football was [[Diego Brown|Diego Hope]] (b. 1875). The next oldest, [[Jorge Brown|Jorge Gibson]] (b. 1880, nicknamed ''el Patricarcho'') was the most accomplished member of the family. He would play in ten Argentine championships and representi Argentina 23 times.<ref name="scotsman1" /> Jorge was treasurer of Alumni at the point it was disbanded.<ref name="Clarín1" /> Jorge played in Argentina's first international in a match against Uruguay in [[Montevideo]].<ref name="Clarín2">{{cite news|url=http://www.clarin.com/diario/2002/07/20/d-00815.htm|title=Un siglo de Selección|last=Barnade|first=Oscar|date=20 July 2002|publisher=Clarín.com|language=Spanish|accessdate=16 December 2009|archive-date=11 September 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020911152045/http://www.clarin.com/diario/2002/07/20/d-00815.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="rsssf2">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg-intres.html |title=ARGENTINA NATIONAL TEAM ARCHIVE |accessdate=16 December 2009 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603163633/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/arg-intres.html |archivedate=3 June 2009 }}</ref> The next oldest, [[Carlos Brown (footballer)|Carlos Carr Brown]] (b. 1882), was the first to make an impact on Argentine football. Carlos learned his football in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] before returning to Argentina and representing the national team twice.<ref name="scotzine1" /><ref name="scotsman1" /> [[Tomás Brown|Tomás]]  (b. 1884) turned out for Alumni but was not capped internationally.<ref name="scotsman1" /> [[Ernesto Brown|Ernesto Alejandro]] (b. 1885; nicknamed ''el Pacifico'' for his peaceful nature) once scored six goals in a match for Alumni.<ref name="Clarín1">{{cite web|url=http://www.clarin.com/diario/2003/04/24/d-549894.htm|title=Alumni: en el nombre del fútbol|last=Barnade|first=Oscar|date=24 April 2003|publisher=Clarín.com|language=Spanish|accessdate=16 December 2009|archive-date=18 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318194923/http://www.clarin.com/diario/2003/04/24/d-549894.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="iffhs2">{{cite web|url=http://www.iffhs.de/?b4a390f03be4ac07cda17b45fdcdc3bfcdc0aec28d6c04|title=Highest individual scoring per match|publisher=IFFHS|accessdate=16 December 2009}}</ref> The two youngest, [[Alfredo Brown|Alfredo]] (b. 1886) and [[Eliseo Brown|Eliseo]] (b. 1888), also played international football.
A cousin of the brothers, [[Juan Domingo Brown|Juan Domingo]], also played for Argentina during the same era. Between 1906 and 1916 Juan played 36 times for the national team.<ref name="Rsssf1">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/arg-recintlp.html |title=Appearances for Argentina National Team |accessdate=16 December 2009 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113172740/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/arg-recintlp.html |archivedate=13 January 2010 }}</ref><ref name="iffhs1">{{cite web|url=http://www.iffhs.de/?87420d87456a3615dd32300ff3e00f08|title=The dynasty of Argentina's Brown brothers|publisher=IFFHS|accessdate=16 December 2009}}</ref>
In 1910 when [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] played [[Uruguay]] in the [[Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo]], three Browns played for Argentina: [[Jorge Brown|Jorge]], [[Juan Domingo Brown|Juan Domingo]] and [[Ernesto Brown|Ernesto]].<ref name="iffhs1" />
==Family tree==
[[File:Jorge Brown.jpg|thumb|left|[[Jorge Brown|Jorge Gibson Brown]]|100px]]
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{{tree chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |JBS |v| MH |JBS=James Brown, Sr. |MH=Mary Hope}}
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{{tree chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | JBJ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | UNB | | |JBJ=James Brown, Jr. |UNB=Unknown }}
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{{tree chart| DHB | | JGB | | CCB | | TB | | EAB | | AB | | EB2 | | UB1 | | UB2 | | JDB |DHB=[[Diego Brown|Diego Hope Brown]] |JGB=[[Jorge Brown|Jorge Gibson Brown]] |CCB=[[Carlos Brown (footballer)|Carlos Carr Brown]] |TB=[[Tomás Brown]] |EAB=[[Ernesto Brown|Ernesto Alejandro Brown]] |AB=[[Alfredo Brown]] |EB2=[[Eliseo Brown]] |UB1=Unknown |UB2=Unknown |JDB=[[Juan Domingo Brown]] }}
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==References==
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{{Alumni Athletic Club}}
[[Category:Brown family (Argentina)| ]]
[[Category:Argentine people of Scottish descent]]
[[Category:History of football in Argentina]]
[[Category:Argentine sports families]]
[[Category:Families of Scottish ancestry]]