John Brown (footballer, born 1887)

John Brown (15 October 1887 – 6 December 1943) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside-left.

Club career
Brown signed for Celtic in 1911 from Falkirk. His career in Glasgow started well, and he was nominated for the Scottish Football League XI for a game against The Football League XI.

He was loaned to English side Chelsea in 1912, and made the switch permanent a year later. He made a total of sixteen appearances for The Blues, scoring four goals.