Phil Brown (footballer, born 1966)
Philip James Brown (born 16 January 1966) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Chesterfield,[4] Stockport County,[5] and Lincoln City.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip James Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1966[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield,[2] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chesterfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1986 | Chesterfield | 87 | (19) |
| 1986–1987 | Stockport County | 23 | (1) |
| 1987–1990 | Lincoln City | ||
| 1990–1995 | Kettering Town | ||
| 1995–1997 | Boston United | 79 | (33) |
| 1997–2002 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 2002–200x | Matlock Town | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001 | Gainsborough Trinity (caretaker) | ||
| 2004–2008 | Matlock Town (joint manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Brown was born in Sheffield. He started his career as an apprentice at Chesterfield, and made his debut on 14 May 1983 as a substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Millwall in the Third Division.[6] In December 1986, Ernie Moss and Brown were transferred to Stockport County for a joint fee of £10,000.[7] In the summer of 1987 he moved to Lincoln City,[1] who had recently become the first club to be automatically relegated out of the Football League.[8] He was the leading goalscorer as the Imps secured their return to the league at the first attempt.[9] He spent a further two seasons with Lincoln before moving into non-League football with Kettering Town,[10] where he was leading scorer in the 1992–93 season,[9] Boston United,[11][12] and Gainsborough Trinity.
Brown was originally signed by Matlock Town in 2002 as a player, but he and Gareth Williams were made joint player-managers in 2004 after previous manager Ernie Moss left for Hucknall Town.[13] The pair remained in post for more than four years until sacked in October 2008.[14]
References edit
- ^ a b c . Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Phil Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Chesterfield : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ "Stockport County : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ Basson, Stuart & Kellett, Paul (24 June 2009). . Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original (Excel spreadsheet) on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ . Chesterfield F.C. 2 January 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ . Lincoln City F.C. 26 June 2007. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ a b . Lincoln City F.C. 18 November 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ "Phil Brown". Poppies Fans. Retrieved 25 October 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Season 1995/6 – Statistics". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ "Season 1996/7 – Statistics". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ Davis, Gareth (9 July 2004). "Continuity the key for Town". Matlock Mercury. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
- ^ "Brown and Williams sacked by Gladiators". Matlock Mercury. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2008.