Ian Brown (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian O'Neill Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hadleigh United (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Luton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
| 1985–19?? | Felixstowe Town | ||
| – | Harwich & Parkeston | ||
| – | Stowmarket Town | ||
| – | Sudbury Town | ||
| – | Felixstowe Town | ||
| – | Chelmsford City | 73 | (29) |
| 1992 | → Sudbury Town (loan) | ||
| 1993–1995 | Bristol City | 12 | (1) |
| 1994 | → Colchester United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | Northampton Town | 23 | (4) |
| 1995–1998 | Sudbury Town | (87) | |
| 1998–1999 | Cambridge City | (10) | |
| – | Felixstowe & Walton United | ||
| – | Braintree Town | ||
| – | Witham Town | ||
| – | Clacton Town | ||
| – | Maldon Town | ||
| 2005–2007 | Whitton United | 12 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2011 | Whitton United | ||
| 2015– | Hadleigh United | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ian O'Neill Brown (born 11 September 1965) is an English former professional footballer. He is currently manager of Hadleigh United.
Biography
A striker, he was a schoolboy at Luton Town before beginning his professional career at Birmingham City, but dropped into non-League after only playing for 10 minutes as a substitute in a Football League Cup match. He played for several clubs in the Eastern Counties League and then Chelmsford City, before returning to the professional game with Bristol City in 1993. After a loan spell at Colchester United and less than a year with Northampton Town, he returned to non-League with Sudbury Town, where he played under former Arsenal player, Richie Powling.
He was later signed by Powling for Cambridge City and Braintree Town,[1] and after a spell at Maldon Town, went on to become a player-coach at Whitton United.[2] After a spell as coach and assistant manager at Ipswich Wanderers,[3] he was appointed manager of Whitton United in 2009.[4] He left the club in 2011, becoming a coach at Hadleigh United, before joining A.F.C. Sudbury as first team coach in November 2012.[5] He later became assistant manager, before leaving the club in 2014.[6] In 2015 he was appointed manager of Hadleigh United. He also works as a tutor at Suffolk One College.
References
- ↑ Soccer: Brown joins Iron – Bennett leaves Gazette, 22 June 1999
- ↑ Haverhill Rovers vs Whitton United Haverhill Rovers FC
- ↑ 1st team Ipswich Wanderers FC
- ↑ Ridgeons re-united Green 'Un, 4 November 2009
- ↑ Ian Brown relishing new role at AFC Sudbury Sudbury Mercury, 16 November 2012
- ↑ Two Young Players Sign On, One Goes AFC Sudbury