Aaron Brown (footballer born 1980)

Infobox Football biography


playername = Aaron Brown
fullname = Aaron Wesley Brown
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|3|14
cityofbirth = Bristol
countryofbirth = England
height = 5 ft 10 in (1.83 m)
position = Left-back
currentclub = Lincoln City
clubnumber = 3
youthyears =
youthclubs = Bristol City
years = 1998-2004
2000
2004-2006
2005
2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-
clubs = Bristol City
→ Exeter City (loan)
QPR
→ Torquay United (loan)
→ Cheltenham Town (loan)
→ Swindon Town (loan)
Swindon Town
Gillingham
Lincoln City | caps(goals) = 160 (12)
005 0(1)
003 0(0)
005 0(0)
003 0(0)
008 0(0)
049 0(4)
011 0(1)
000 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 18 November 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Aaron Wesley Brown (born 14 March 1980, Bristol, England) is an English professional footballer, playing as a left-back for Lincoln City.

Career

He joined his local team, Bristol City, at an early age, becoming a trainee and turning professional in August 1998. He had a spell on loan at Exeter City in January 2000 before establishing himself at Ashton Gate and becoming a popular player amongst the Ashton Gate faithful.

After recovering from a serious leg injury, Brown felt that it was time to move on to progress his career and much to many City fans' disgust (fuelled by comments made by Brown) he joined Queens Park Rangers in July 2004. His QPR career was plagued with injuries, and he had loan spells with Torquay United (March to May 2005) and Cheltenham Town (September to October 2005).

After an unsuccessful trial with Barnsley, Brown joined Swindon Town on loan in November 2005. The deal became permanent in January 2006. Brown thanked the then Swindon boss Iffy Onuora and the club for saving his career.

On Brown's return to Ashton Gate, Swindon's relegation was confirmed. With Swindon needing a win, they only managed to produce a draw despite Brown's fine performance which was capped off by an impressive solo goal.

During the pre-season of 2006-07, Brown requested a transfer away from the County Ground, stating that he needed to pursue his career at a higher level. A trial at Doncaster Rovers followed an offer from Brentford which Brown turned down as he felt he could find a "better club" but he returned to the club after his unsuccessful trial period.

A pre-season friendly appearance at home to Crystal Palace after requesting to be taken off the transfer list saw Brown booed and jeered by the home fans. Despite this, he resolved to remain at the club and work hard to regain his place.

On 9 May 2007 it was announced that Brown was one of six players released by Swindon boss Paul Sturrock and on 20 June 2007 he signed for Gillingham. [ [http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10416~1055172,00.html Official Gillingham website] ] He scored his first goal for Gillingham against Bristol Rovers on 27 October 2007, but was transfer listed on 2008-06-05. [Cite news
title = Gillingham trio on available list
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/7440675.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2008-06-05
accessdate = 2008-06-05] .

It was announced on June 30th that he had joined Lincoln City on one year deal after his contract at Gillingham was terminated. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/7481136.stm]

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=15336|name=Aaron Brown
* [http://www.theimp.lincolnfans.co.uk/defend1.shtml Unofficial Aaron Brown Profile] at [http://www.theimp.lincolnfans.co.uk The Forgotten Imp]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=14 March 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH= Bristol, England
DATE OF DEATH=
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