Stan Brain
Stanley Vincent Brain (1903–1969) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.
 Stan Brain. St.George,1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Stanley Vincent Brain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1903 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1969 Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Born at Newcastle, New South Wales in 1903, Brain played with St George during the club's foundation years. He played five season for the Saints between 1927 and 1933, and in 1929 he was captain.[1]
Stan Brain, 1929
Brain represented New South Wales on six occasions in 1925, 1927 and 1928. He returned to Newcastle after 1932.[2] He also played in the 1927 NSWRFL Final on the wing, of which Saints were runners up that day.[3]
Brain died at Hamilton, New South Wales in 1969, aged 66.[4]
References
- The Arrow (Sydney) "Stan Brain Captain" 6/9/1929 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/103513828?searchTerm=%22STAN%20BRAIN%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales
- Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- Labor Daily (Sydney) 13/4/1932 Stan Brain (Photograph) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/236986526?searchTerm=%22STAN%20BRAIN%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales
- BDM N.S.W. search
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