Simon Brown (footballer born 1983)

Simon Brown (footballer born 1983)

Football player infobox
playername = Simon Brown
fullname = Simon Alexander Brown
nickname = Brownie
height = height|ft=5|in=7
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|9|18|df=y
cityofbirth = Wednesbury
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Wrexham
clubnumber = 8
position = Midfielder
years = 2002–2004
2004
2004
2004–2008
2008–
clubs = West Bromwich Albion
Kidderminster Harriers (loan)
Kidderminster Harriers (loan)
Mansfield Town
Wrexham
caps(goals) = 000 0(0)
008 0(2)
013 0(0)
113 (21)
000 0(0)
pcupdate = 18:50, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Simon Alexander Brown (born 18 September 1983 in Wednesbury, England) is an English professional footballer who plays for Wrexham as a striker. He previously played for Mansfield Town for whom he scored a hat-trick in 14 minutes in November 2007, the fastest hat-trick in the history of the club.

Career

Brown began his career at West Bromwich Albion but did not play a single game for the first team.cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=35681|title=Simon Brown|work=Soccerbase|publisher=Racing Post|accessdate=2008-05-02] He joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan in March 2004, where he impressed on his debut in a 1–1 draw against Lincoln City. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kidderminster_harriers/3576147.stm|title=Molby praise for Brown |date=2004-03-24|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-05-02] He returned to West Bromwich Albion in May 2004, having scored twice in eight appearances. He went to Kidderminster on loan for a second time in July 2004 [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kidderminster_harriers/3906753.stm|title=Brown back at Kidderminster|date=2004-07-19|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-05-02] and made 14 appearances before breaking a bone in his leg in October 2004.cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=35681&seasonid=134|title=Games played by Simon Brown in 2004/2005|work=Soccerbase|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-05-02] [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kidderminster_harriers/3760604.stm|title=Harriers hit by Brown leg injury |date=2004-10-20|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-05-02] 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 [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/4073179.stm|title=Mansfield complete Brown capture |date=2004-12-06|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-05-02] and made 21 appearances in the remainder of the 2004–05 season for Mansfield, scoring two goals.

Brown had a fine 2005–06 season and was Mansfield's second leading scorer behind Richie Barker with twelve goals [cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=1723&seasonid=135|title=Mansfield 2005/2006 player appearances|work=Soccerbase|publisher=Racing Post|accessdate=2008-05-02] before his season was ended by a hernia operation in April 2006. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/4864484.stm|title=Stags star to have hernia surgery |date=2006-03-31|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-05-02] He was offered a new contract in July 2006 [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/5146178.stm|title=Stags confident Brown will sign |date=2006-07-05|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-05-02] and made 40 appearances in the 2006–07 season, scoring five goals. [cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=35681&seasonid=135|title=Games played by Simon Brown in 2006/2007|work=Soccerbase|publisher=Racing Post|accessdate=2008-05-02] He was offered a further contract in May 2007 [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/6640247.stm|title=Stags offer deals to 11 players |date=2007-05-09|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-05-02] and in November 2007, scored a hat-trick in 14 minutes, [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7065140.stm|title=Mansfield 5-0 Macclesfield |date=2007-11-03|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-05-02] the fastest in the club's history, as Mansfield beat Macclesfield Town 5–0, [cite web |url=http://www.mansfieldtown.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10325~37775,00.html |title=Mansfield Town vs Macclesfield |publisher=Mansfield Town F.C. |date=2007-11-03 |accessdate=2007-11-05] which earned him a place in the Football League Two team of the week. [cite web|url=http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/a3/ad/0,,10794~109987,00.pdf |title=Coca-Cola League 2 Team Of The Week (05/11/2007) |publisher=The Football League |format=pdf |date=2007-11-05 |accessdate=2007-11-05] After Mansfield Town were relegated to the Conference National at the end of the 2007–08 season, he was released by the club. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/7405428.stm|title=Seven players to leave Mansfield |date=2008-05-16|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-05-17] Brown had made over 120 appearances in all competitions for Mansfield. He joined Conference National side Wrexham in June 2008. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/7436595.stm|title=Wrexham swoop for striker Brown |date=2008-06-04|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-06-04]

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=5681|name=Simon Brown
* [http://www.harriers-online.co.uk/squad/brown.shtml Harriers Online profile]


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