Mark Brown (footballer)

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Mark Brown (born 28 February 1981 in Motherwell) is a professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Brown, a goalkeeper, previously played for Rangers, where he made five first team appearances as a young player, before moving on to Motherwell. Brown made 20 appearances with Motherwell before the club's financial difficulties forced them into administration and was one of 20 players sacked by the club in order to lessen its wage bill. However, Brown earned a contract with Caley Thistle in the summer of 2002 after impressing then-manager Steve Paterson, and quickly became an indispensable member of the first team squad. Brown has also played international football for Scotland at Under-21 level.

Since joining Caley Thistle Mark Brown's reputation as a talented goalkeeper has grown, helped by his performances for the club in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and, more recently, in the SPL. The highlights of his career include a Player of the Round award from Scottish Cup sponsors Tennent's in March 2003, after his performance in goal helped Caley Thistle to a quarter-final win against Celtic F.C., and a recent call-up to the Scotland "B" squad, where he played part of the second half in a friendly against Austria.

Mark Brown has a Bell's Cup winner's medal and a First Division Championship winner's medal, both won with Caley Thistle in season 2003-04.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. - Current Squad
1 Brown | 2 Tokely | 3 Golabek | 4 Dods | 5 McCaffrey | 6 McBain | 7 Wilson | 8 Black | 9 Bayne | 10 Hart | 11 Morgan | 12 Duncan | 14 Munro | 15 Keogh | 16 Hastings | 17 Dargo | 18 McSwegan | 19 Wyness | 21 Fraser | 24 Rankin | 25 Soane | 26 Sutherland | 27 Smith | 28 McAllister | Manager: Christie