Danny Brown (footballer)
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| Danny Brown | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Brown | |
| Date of birth | September 12, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Bethnal Green, London, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Cambridge United | |
| Number | 4 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Watford | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998-1999 1999-2003 2003-2005 2005-2006 2006- |
Leyton Orient Barnet Oxford United Crawley Cambridge United |
0 (0) 93 (8) 16 (0) 37 (1) 30 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Daniel (Danny) Brown (born Bethnal Green, London, September 12, 1980) is a professional footballer currently playing for Cambridge United in the Conference National.
Brown came through the youth ranks at Watford, before spending two years at Leyton Orient where he made only one first team appearance in a Auto Windscreens Shield match at Peterborough United on December 8, 1998. He scored 16 times from 19 youth games in 1998-99.
He completed a £40,000 transfer to Barnet in 1999 where he played 97 games in all competitions, scoring 8 goals. In 2003 he suffered a groin injury which required an operation in October 2002, but in December a scan revealed a muscle tear and a further delay in his comeback. In February 2003, he sustained a fracture of the metatarsal during a training session and was out of action for a further month, playing just 12 games in the 2002-03 season.
In May 2003, he rejected an offer from Bee's new boss Martin Allen of a three-month contract to prove his fitness and had his sights on finding a Football League club. He moved to Third Division Oxford United in July 2003.
In two seasons with Oxford, Brown was further dogged by injury and managed just 18 appearances. At the end of his contract he joined Conference side Crawley Town on a free transfer in August 2005. Crawley manager John Hollins made him captain for the 2006-07 season, but after 37 outings for Crawley he was released from his contract following financial difficulties at the club. Cambridge United manager Jimmy Quinn swooped to sign him in November 2006 and he has since become a mainstay in the United midfield.
One of Brown's key strengths is his versatility. He can play left back, centre back, left midfield or central midfield. However, his weakness, as afore mentioned, is his injury proneness, he is often known as 'made of glass'.
[edit] Sources
- Daniel Brown. First Team Profiles. Official Site of Cambridge United FC. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
- Profile on leytonorient.rivals.net
[edit] External links
- Danny Brown career stats at Soccerbase
- Danny Brown career stats at Soccerbase (Cambridge United only)
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