Scott Brown (footballer, born May 1985)

For the Scottish footballer, see Scott Brown (footballer, born June 1985). For another English footballer also born 1985, see Scott Brown (footballer, born April 1985).
Scott Brown

Brown playing for York City in 2012
Personal information
Full name Scott Brown[1]
Date of birth (1985-05-08) 8 May 1985[1]
Place of birth Runcorn, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2004 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Bristol City 63 (5)
2007 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 3 (0)
2007–2009 Cheltenham Town 21 (0)
2008–2009 → Port Vale (loan) 6 (1)
2009 Port Vale 12 (0)
2010 Cheltenham Town 1 (0)
2010–2011 Morecambe 32 (3)
2011–2012 Fleetwood Town 4 (0)
2012 York City 7 (0)
2012 Macclesfield Town 1 (0)
2012–2013 Chester 22 (1)
2013–2014 Southport 44 (4)
2014–2016 Grimsby Town 36 (1)
2016– Accrington Stanley 21 (3)
National team
2000–2001 England U15 3 (0)
2001–2002 England U17 9 (0)
2002–2003 England U18 3 (0)
2003–2004 England U19 7 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:09, 6 November 2016 (UTC).


Scott Brown (born 8 May 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Accrington Stanley.

Starting his career with Everton in their youth system, before moving on to Bristol City, having failed to make an appearance for Everton. After three years with City, he transferred to Cheltenham Town in 2007. Two years later he spent a brief spell with Port Vale, before signing for Morecambe in 2010. After a brief spell with Fleetwood Town, he signed with York City in January 2012. He played for York in the victorious 2012 Conference Premier play-off Final at Wembley Stadium, which saw the club promoted to League Two. He had a brief spell at Macclesfield Town in August 2012, before joining Chester the following month. He helped Chester to win both the Conference North title and the Cheshire Senior Cup in the 2012–13 season. He signed with Southport in July 2013, and stayed with the club for one season before joining National League club Grimsby Town for an 18-month stay in June 2014. He signed with Accrington Stanley in January 2016.

Club career

Born in Runcorn, Cheshire,[1] Brown progressed through the Everton youth system, having joined the club at under-nines level.[2] After not making a senior appearance for the club he was released in 2004. He then joined Port Vale on trial in July 2004, under manager Martin Foyle,[3] but was not signed to the club on a permanent contract.

In August 2004, he signed for Bristol City when Brian Tinnion offered him a three-month contract[4] and later went on to sign a two-year deal with City. In October 2005, Brown and City teammates David Partridge and Bradley Orr were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder after an incident in a nightclub.[5] They were later charged with affray, as was teammate Steve Brooker.[6] Brown denied the offence but admitted the lesser charge of a section 4 public-order offence.[7] His three teammates were sent to prison, but Brown escaped this punishment and instead was given 120 hours' community service for his part in the drunken brawl.[8]

He was voted the Professional Footballers' Association Fans' Player of the Month for September 2006, and also received young player of the year awards for his impressive displays that year. Brown joined fellow League One side Cheltenham Town in January 2007.[9] He broke his leg in a collision with teammate Damian Spencer in a match against his former team[10] and was ruled out for the rest of the 2006–07 season.[11]

In November 2008, Brown went to Port Vale on loan after failing to get a game under manager Martin Allen.[12][13] He scored on his debut on 22 November, in a 4–2 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers at Vale Park.[14] In January 2009, Vale signed Brown on a free transfer after his Cheltenham contract expired.[15] With 19 appearances for Vale in 2008–09, he was released upon the season's conclusion.[16] He rejoined Cheltenham on 25 March 2010 on non-contract terms,[17] but was released by the club along with seven other players in May,[18] having only played 16 minutes in the final game of the season.[19]

Brown playing for York City in 2012

In July 2010, he joined Grimsby Town on trial and played in the club's 3–0 win over Winterton Rangers.[20] In September 2010, he signed with Morecambe.[21] He scored three goals in 33 games before being released at the end of the season.[22]

After leaving Morecambe Brown had a brief trial spell at Wrexham,[23] before signing for Conference Premier side Fleetwood Town on 8 August 2011, on a contract lasting until 2 January 2012.[24] After departing Fleetwood he signed for Conference Premier rivals York City on a contract until the end of 2011–12 on 6 January.[25] He entered the 2012 Conference Premier play-off Final at Wembley Stadium on 20 May as a 37th-minute substitute, with York going on to win 2–1, meaning the club returned to the Football League after an eight-year absence with promotion into League Two.[26] Brown finished the season with 10 appearances for York[26] and was released by the club on 3 July 2012.[27]

On 10 August 2012, Brown signed for Conference Premier side Macclesfield Town after a trial with the club.[28] He made his debut later that same day, replacing Sam Wedgbury minutes before the end of a 2–1 defeat by Hereford United at Edgar Street.[29] However, he left Moss Rose at the end of the month after the club cancelled his non-contract registration.[30] Brown went on to label Steve King a liar and "a joke", and called the club a "sinking ship" on Twitter.[31] He signed a short-term deal with Conference North side Chester on 5 September 2012.[32] He remained at the Deva Stadium until the end of 2012–13 as Chester won the Conference North title.[33] He also made a substitute appearance in the final of the Cheshire Senior Cup, as Chester beat Stalybridge Celtic 2–1 at Wincham Park.[34] He left the club in May 2013; manager Neil Young stated that "his attitude and professionalism was an example to others".[35]

Brown signed for Conference Premier club Southport on 13 July 2013.[33] He was named as captain after John Coleman took over as manager following the sacking of Alan Wright, and was named as the club's Player of the Month in December 2013 and February 2014.[36] He missed just two league games all season as he helped the Southport to finish two points above the relegation zone in 2013–14.[29] Supporters voted him as the club's Player of the Year.[37]

On 4 June 2014, Brown signed for Conference Premier side Grimsby Town on a one-year contract.[38] Despite the good form of central midfielders Craig Clay and Craig Disley,[39] Brown made 38 appearances and scored one goal for Grimsby in 2014–15.[29] He played in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium, which ended in a 1–1 draw with Bristol Rovers with Grimsby losing on penalties.[40] Brown left Grimsby by mutual consent on 26 January 2016.[41] He joined Accrington Stanley the next day on a contract running until the end of 2015–16.[42] He made 15 appearances and scored three goals over the remainder of the season, and played in both legs of the play-off semi-final defeat to AFC Wimbledon.[43]

International career

Brown made his debut for the England under-15 team in the 1–0 defeat to Northern Ireland on 29 October 2000 in the Victory Shield.[44] He earned two more caps for the under-15s, appearing in games against the Netherlands and Germany in February 2001.[44] His debut for the under-17 side came in a 2–1 defeat to Italy in a friendly on 12 July.[45] Brown made nine appearances for England at this level, with his last cap coming in a 4–1 victory over Spain in the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship third place play-off on 10 May 2002.[45] He made his under-18 debut as a 46th-minute substitute in England's 4–0 victory over Tunisia on 14 November.[46] He made two appearances for England at the 2003 UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup, playing against Burkina Faso and Egypt during February 2003, meaning he was capped three times by England at this level.[46] Brown made his debut for the under-19s on 20 September against Liechtenstein in a 2–0 victory, before scoring his first England goal in the following game two days later, with the fourth goal of a 4–0 victory over Andorra.[47] He went on to be capped seven times at under-19 level, scoring two goals.[47]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 August 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2004–05[48] League One 19010002[lower-alpha 1]0220
2005–06[49] League One 29100001[lower-alpha 1]0301
2006–07[50] League One 15420101[lower-alpha 1]0194
Total 635301040715
Cheltenham Town 2006–07[50] League One 40———40
2007–08[51] League One 200000000200
2008–09[52] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 240000010250
Port Vale 2008–09[52] League Two 18110——191
Cheltenham Town 2009–10[19] League Two 10———10
Morecambe 2010–11[53] League Two 323100000333
Fleetwood Town 2011–12[26] Conference Premier 4000—0040
York City 2011–12[26] Conference Premier 70——3[lower-alpha 2]0100
Macclesfield Town 2012–13[29] Conference Premier 10———10
Chester 2012–13[54] Conference North 22140—5[lower-alpha 3]0311
Southport 2013–14[29] Conference Premier 44421—1[lower-alpha 4]0475
Grimsby Town 2014–15[29] Conference Premier 33100—5[lower-alpha 5]0381
2015–16[29] National League 3010—2[lower-alpha 4]060
Total 36110—70441
Accrington Stanley 2015–16[43] League Two 133——2[lower-alpha 6]0153
2016–17[55] League Two 1000000010
Total 143000020163
Career total 266181211023030219
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in Conference Premier play-offs
  3. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, four in Cheshire Senior Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  5. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, three in Conference Premier play-offs
  6. ↑ Appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours

York City

Chester

Individual

References

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