Career
James scored goals in both the 1885 and 1886 cup finals. Brown was capped on five occasions by the England national team His debut was against Wales on 26 February 1881.
He was 18 years and 210 days old making him the 10th youngest player for England of all time.
He scored his first goal against Ireland on 18 February 1882. His last cap was versus Scotland on 21 March 1885.
He scored three goals in total for England.