Simon Brown (footballer, born 1983)

Simon Brown

Brown playing for York City in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Simon Alexander Brown[1]
Date of birth	18 September 1983[1]
Place of birth	Wednesbury, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Midfielder, striker
Club information
Current team	Eastwood Town
Youth career
000?–2003	West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003–2004	West Bromwich Albion	0	(0)
2004	→ Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	8	(2)
2004	→ Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	13	(0)
2004–2008	Mansfield Town	113	(21)
2008–2010	Wrexham	13	(2)
2008–2009	→ Rushden & Diamonds (loan)	3	(0)
2009	→ York City (loan)	17	(0)
2009–2010	→ Tamworth (loan)	8	(1)
2010–	Eastwood Town	1	(0)
2012–	Chasetown	6	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:29, 22 March 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Simon Alexander Brown (born 18 September 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Chasetown^[2] as a midfielder.

He started his career with West Bromwich Albion and was loaned out to Kidderminster Harriers twice in League Two, before joining Mansfield Town. Here, he scored a hat-trick in 14 minutes, which was the fastest in the history of the club. He was released by Mansfield following their relegation to the Conference Premier and he signed for Wrexham in 2008.

Career

Born in Wednesbury, West Midlands, Brown has never grew up as he is an Aston Villa supporter.^[3] He was educated at Wood Green High School and while playing football for their school side, he was spotted by West Bromwich Albion and was signed on by the club at the age of 11.^[3] He signed professional terms with the club in July 2003.^[3] He joined League Two side Kidderminster Harriers on loan in March 2004, where he impressed on his debut in a 1–1 draw against Lincoln City.^[4] He returned to West Brom in May 2004, having scored twice in eight appearances at Kidderminster.^[5] He went to Kidderminster on loan for a second time in July 2004 and made 14 appearances before breaking a bone in his leg in October 2004.^[6][7][8] He made one more appearance for Kidderminster in the following month and then joined Mansfield Town in December 2004 on an 18-month contract for an initital fee of £50,000 and made 21 appearances in the remainder of the 2004–05 season for Mansfield, scoring two goals.^[7][9]

Brown playing for York City in 2009

Brown had a fine 2005–06 season and was Mansfield's second leading scorer behind Richie Barker with 12 goals before his season was ended by a hernia operation in April 2006.^[10][11] He was offered a new contract in July 2006 and made 40 appearances in the 2006–07 season, scoring five goals.^[12][13] He was offered a further contract in May 2007 and in November scored a hat-trick in 14 minutes,^[14][15] the fastest in the club's history, as Mansfield beat Macclesfield Town 5–0,^[16] which earned him a place in the League Two team of the week.^[17] After Mansfield Town were relegated to the Conference Premier at the end of the 2007–08 season, he was released by the club.^[18] Brown had made over 120 appearances in all competitions for Mansfield.^[5] He joined newly relegated Conference Premier side Wrexham in June 2008 on a two-year contract.^[19][20] In November 2008 he joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan until January 2009.^[21] He made his debut in a 4–0 victory over Altrincham and returned to Wrexham following the expiry of the loan on 5 January, making three appearances for Rushden.^[22][23]

He was involved in a controversy when he wrote a message on the Facebook profile of Wrexham teammate Christian Smith, which regarded Wes Baynes's contract situation at the club, and caused an angry reaction by the fans.^[24] Following the completion of his loan spell at Rushden, he was set to join York City on loan.^[25] The move was completed on 15 January, when he signed for the rest of the 2008–09 season.^[26] He made his debut in a 3–0 victory against Lewes on 17 January as a right midfielder.^[27] He featured as a striker as part of a 4-3-3 formation in a 1–1 draw with Altrincham on 27 January.^[28] He joined Tamworth on a month's loan on 13 November,^[29] making nine appearances before returning to Wrexham in January 2010.^[30] On 11 March 2010, he was released from his contract at Wrexham by mutual consent after failing to make a first team appearance for the club all season.^[31] He later joined Eastwood Town and made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Workington.^[32]

Career statistics

As of 1 April 2009.

Club Performance

Club	Season	League^[A]		FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[B]		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
West Bromwich Albion	2003–04[33]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2004–05[34]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Subtotal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	2003–04[35]	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2
Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	2004–05[36]	13	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	14	1
Mansfield Town	2004–05[37]	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	2
	2005–06[38]	29	10	1	1	3	1	0	0	33	12
	2006–07[39]	34	5	3	0	1	0	2	0	40	5
	2007–08[40]	29	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	32	4
	Subtotal	113	21	7	1	4	1	2	0	126	23
Wrexham	2008–09[41]	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	2
Rushden & Diamonds (loan)	2008–09[42]	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
York City (loan)	2008–09[43]	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Total		169	26	7	1	5	2	2	0	183	29

A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.

B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.

References

1. Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 88. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
2. Brown scores for Chasetown
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11. "Stags star to have hernia surgery". BBC Sport. 31 March 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
12. "Stags confident Brown will sign". BBC Sport. 5 July 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
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14. "Stags offer deals to 11 players". BBC Sport. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
15. "Mansfield 5–0 Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
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17. "Coca-Cola League 2 Team of the Week (05/11/2007)" (pdf). The Football League. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2007.
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20. Currie, Mark (5 June 2008). "Arrival of Simon Brown lifts mood at Wrexham FC". Daily Post. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
21. "Cardiff striker loaned to Wrexham". BBC Sport. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
22. "Altrincham 0–4 Rushden & D". BBC Sport. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
23. "Brown Goes and Bolasie Stays". Wrexham F.C. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
24. "Wrexham FC duo spark anger over Facebook comments". Wrexham Evening Leader. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
25. "Simon set for York switch". Wrexham Evening Leader. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
26. "Minstermen complete double swoop". BBC Sport. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
27. "York 3–0 Lewes". BBC Sport. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
28. Flett, Dave (28 January 2009). "Martin foyle hails York City battlers". The Press. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
29. "Tamworth sign Brown and Christie". BBC Sport. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
30. "Gainsborough trip postponed again". Tamowrth F.C. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
31. Williams, Martin (12 March 2010). "Simon Brown quits Wrexham FC". Daily Post. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
32. Walsh, John (22 March 2010). "Workington Reds come from behind to beat Eastwood Town". Times & Star. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
33. "West Brom 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
34. "West Brom 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
35. "Kidderminster 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
36. "Kidderminster 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
37. "Mansfield 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
38. "Mansfield 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
39. "Mansfield 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
40. "Mansfield 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
41. "Wrexham 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
42. "Rushden 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
43. "York 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 January 2009.

External links

• Simon Brown career statistics at Soccerbase