Philip James Brown (born 16 January 1966 in Sheffield) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield,[4] Stockport County,[5] and Lincoln City.[1] He plays as a striker or attacking midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Philip James Brown[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1966-01-16) 16 January 1966 (age 56)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Sheffield,[2] England | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
– | Chesterfield | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1986 | Chesterfield | 87 | (19) |
1986–1987 | Stockport County | 23 | (1) |
1987–1990 | Lincoln City | ||
1990–1995 | Kettering Town | ||
1995–1997 | Boston United | 79 | (33) |
1997–2002 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
2002–200x | Matlock Town | ||
Teams managed | |||
2001 | Gainsborough Trinity (caretaker) | ||
2004–2008 | Matlock Town (joint manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He started his career as an apprentice at Chesterfield, and made his debut on 14 May 1983 as a substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Millwall in the Third Division.[6] In December 1986, Ernie Moss and Brown were transferred to Stockport County for a joint fee of £10,000.[7] In the summer of 1987 he moved to Lincoln City,[1] who had recently become the first club to be automatically relegated out of the Football League.[8] He was the leading goalscorer as the Imps secured their return to the league at the first attempt.[9] He spent a further two seasons with Lincoln before moving into non-League football with Kettering Town,[10] where he was leading scorer in the 1992–93 season,[9] Boston United,[11][12] and Gainsborough Trinity.
Brown was originally signed by Matlock Town in 2002 as a player, but he and Gareth Williams were made joint player-managers in 2004 after previous manager Ernie Moss left for Hucknall Town.[13] The pair remained in post for more than four years until sacked in October 2008.[14]
Gainsborough Trinity F.C. – managers | |
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Matlock Town F.C. – managers | |
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