James Brown (footballer)

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playername= James Brown
fullname = James Brown


nickname = Browny
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|1|3|df=y
cityofbirth = Cramlington
countryofbirth = England
height = 5'11" (180cm)
currentclub = Hartlepool United
clubnumber = 14
countrynumber =
position = Striker/Winger
youthyears =
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years = 2005-
clubs = Hartlepool United
caps(goals) = 76 (19)
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pcupdate = 15:13, 9 August 2008(UTC)
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James Brown (born 3 January, 1987 in Cramlington) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Hartlepool United in League One.

Brown joined the Hartlepool youth set-up from Cramlington Juniors football Club. However, he joined too late to go through the Youth Scholarship system and was subsequently offered a temporary deal. He was part of the successful Hartlepool under 19s side that won the Dallas CupXXV in 2004. James Brown was included on the substitutes bench for Hartlepool’s match against Bournemouth on the last day of the 2004-05 season. He was expected to play a part in the Hartlepool’s 2005-06 campaign and participated regularly during pre-season.

However during pre-season, Brown ruptured his cruciate ligament against Hibernian and missed the majority of the subsequent season. On the 6th May 2006 Brown made his comeback and debut for the club, coming off the bench to score in the 1-1 draw with Port Vale at Victoria Park. The game was bittersweet for Brown as Hartlepool's failure to win saw them relegated to League 2. James's finishing earned him his first professional contract with the Club in 2006.During the 2006-07 campaign, he played nearly all of Hartlepool's games on the right wing.

Jeff Stelling of Sky Sports, a Hartlepool fan, has been known to exclaim "I feel good!" when Brown scores for Hartlepool, a reference to the more famous James Brown's "I Got You (I Feel Good)".Brown's goals on the opening day of the 2008/09 season against Colchester United led to Jeff Stelling revealing a James Brown singing and dancing doll toy with bobbing head singing "I feel good". [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFZnHEmVWKc Video of Jeff Stelling with James Brown singing doll] .

Over the summer of 2008 James has been linked with a series of higher league clubs after beginning the season in sensational form in his preferred central striking position. However on the 23rd of August 2008, Brown signed a new long term contract with Hartlepool, before the match with Stockport county. [http://www.hartlepoolunited.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10326~1373358,00.html] . This does not seem to have lowered the interest in the striker as Celtic manager Gordon Strachan personally took in the 3-1 Carling Cup win over West Brom. Strachan has been linked with a reported £3million move to take Brown to Celtic.

References

External links

* [http://www.hartlepoolunited.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10326~34573,00.html Brown’s Official Hartlepool United F.C. profile]
* [http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/cgi-bin/itmc_view_person.asp?oid=1004 James Brown profile] at [http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/ In The Mad Crowd]
* [http://www.hartlepoolunited.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10326~1373358,00.html]
* [http://www.hartlepool.vitalfootball.co.uk/player.asp?p=459 Vital Hartlepool Profile: James Brown]
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