Simon Brown (footballer, born 1983)

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Simon Brown
Brown playing for York City in 2009
Personal information
Full name Simon Alexander Brown[1]
Date of birth (1983-09-18) 18 September 1983 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Wednesbury, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, striker
Team information
Current team
 Chasetown
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)
2010–2012 Eastwood Town ? (?)
2012– Chasetown ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and 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

Conference Premier and he signed for Wrexham
in 2008.

Career

Born in

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 initial 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

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

Updated 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. 
Football Conference
.
B. 
Football League Trophy
.

References

  1. ^
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  2. ^ "Brown scores for Chasetown". Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Bhurrut, Oliver (17 July 2003). "Alright guvnor!". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Molby praise for Brown". BBC Sport. 24 March 2004. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  5. ^ a b "Simon Brown". Racing Post. Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  6. ^ "Brown back at Kidderminster". BBC Sport. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  7. ^ a b "Games played by Simon Brown in 2004/2005". Racing Post. Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  8. ^ "Harriers hit by Brown leg injury". BBC Sport. 20 October 2004. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  9. ^ "Mansfield complete Brown capture". BBC Sport. 6 December 2004. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  10. ^ "Mansfield 2005/2006 player appearances". Racing Post. Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  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.
  13. ^ "Games played by Simon Brown in 2006/2007". Racing Post. Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  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.
  16. ^ "Mansfield Town vs Macclesfield". Mansfield Town F.C. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2007.
  17. ^ "Coca-Cola League 2 Team of the Week (05/11/2007)" (PDF). The Football League. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2007.
  18. ^ "Seven players to leave Mansfield". BBC Sport. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
  19. ^ "Wrexham swoop for striker Brown". BBC Sport. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  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. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.

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