Jonny Brain

Jonny Brain
Personal information
Full name Jonathon Robert Brain[1]
Date of birth 11 February 1983 (1983-02-11) (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Carlisle, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Nantwich Town
Youth career
1998–1999 Carlisle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1999–2002 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2002 Carlisle United 0 (0)
2003–2006 Port Vale 59 (0)
2006–2010 Macclesfield Town 125 (0)
2010–2011 Walsall 16 (0)
2011– Nantwich Town ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 1 July 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Jonathon Robert "Jonny" Brain (born 11 February 1983) is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Nantwich Town in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.

A former Carlisle United trainee, he joined Newcastle United in 1999. He moved on to Port Vale in 2003, never having played for Newcastle or Carlisle. Three years later he transferred to Macclesfield Town, where he became the first choice keeper. Following this he spent the 2010–11 campaign with Walsall. He then entered the non-league scene with Nantwich Town.

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Playing career

Born in Carlisle, Cumbria, Brain started his career with Carlisle United, before moving on to Newcastle United in 1999. He never played a game for United, and in August 2002 returned to Third Division Carlisle on a month-to-month contract.[3] Never playing for Carlisle either, he was instead signed by Brian Horton for Second Division Port Vale in August 2003,[4] giving up his job as a sports instructor at a holiday park in the process.[5]

He went on to make 36 appearances in 2003–04, with the club's regular keeper Mark Goodlad out injured. He played 32 games in the inaugural season of League One. He was limited to a single Football League Trophy appearance in 2005–06, as the club's #1 Goodlad enjoyed his first injury-free season since Brain's arrival.

In June 2006 he was once more signed by Horton, who had since taken up the management position at Macclesfield Town.[6] After playing just nine league games for his new club, Brain suffered a broken leg on 25 November 2006, after colliding with Andrew Teague (who also broke his leg) in a game against Stockport County, and was ruled out for the rest of the season.[7][8]

Initially turning down a new contract,[2] he was given a short-term contract at the start of the 2007–08 season,[9] and went on to make a successful return from his injury to reclaim his place as Macclesfield's first choice goalkeeper, making thirty appearances in all competitions. At the end of the season manager Keith Alexander offered Brain a three year contract, which he signed.[5]

In 2008–09 he played 52 games to became only the third player in the club's history to enjoy an ever-present campaign in the Football League.[2] At the end of the 2009–10 season he was given the club's Player of the Year award, and was also named in the League Two Team of the Week for the last week of March,[10][11] but was released by the club after turning down a new contract.[12]

He signed a one-year deal with Walsall in June 2010.[13] He started off the 2010–11 season as first choice goalkeeper, before losing his place to club legend Jimmy Walker, who was re-signed in October 2010.[14] Brain vowed to win his first team place back off the 37 year old,[15] who was signed after a poor start to the season by Brain.[16] At the end of the campaign Brain as released, whilst Walker was offered a new deal.[17]

Brain joined Nantwich Town in the Northern Premier League Premier Division for the 2011–12 season.[18] He helped the "Dabbers" to the FA Cup First Round for the first time in the club's history in 2011, at which point they were eliminated by League One Milton Keynes Dons.[19]

Statistics

As of 1 July 2011.
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Total
1999–2000 Newcastle United Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Newcastle United Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001–02 Newcastle United Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Carlisle United Third Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003–04[20] Port Vale Second Division 32 0 3 0 0 0 36 0
2004–05[21] Port Vale League One 27 0 2 0 1 0 32 0
2005–06[22] Port Vale League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2006–07[23] Macclesfield Town League Two 9 0 2 0 1 0 13 0
2007–08[24] Macclesfield Town League Two 29 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
2008–09[25] Macclesfield Town League Two 46 0 3 0 2 0 52 0
2009–10[26] Macclesfield Town League Two 41 0 0 0 1 0 43 0
2010–11[27] Walsall League One 16 0 0 0 1 0 18 0
Total England 200 0 10 0 6 0 225 0
Career total 200 0 10 0 6 0 225 0
Notes

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2010 and 31/07/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/Rules_Regs/July%202010.ashx/July%202010.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-20. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Name: Jon Brain". mtfc.co.uk. http://www.mtfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10393~24443,00.html. Retrieved 31 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "Carlisle land trio". BBC Sport. 13 August 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/2190570.stm. Retrieved 31 July 2011. 
  4. ^ "Vale sign young keeper". BBC Sport. 22 August 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/3174421.stm. Retrieved 31 July 2011. 
  5. ^ a b "Port Vale: Old boy Brain feels better after bad break". The Sentinel. 19 September 2008. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Port-Vale-Old-boy-Brain-feels-better-bad-break/story-12585923-detail/story.html. Retrieved 31 July 2011. 
  6. ^ "Horton secures capture of Brain". BBC Sport. 14 June 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/5079400.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-11. 
  7. ^ "Macclesfield dealt double setback". BBC Sport. 27 November 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/6188856.stm. Retrieved 2006-11-29. 
  8. ^ "Emotional Ince rocked by injuries". Carter, Simon (Manchester Evening News). 28 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-12-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20061213054712/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/macclesfieldtown/s/229/229405_emotional_ince_rocked_by_injuries_.html. Retrieved 2006-11-29. 
  9. ^ "Macclesfield extend Brain's deal". BBC Sport. 11 September 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/6988649.stm. Retrieved 31 July 2011. 
  10. ^ "Team of the Week". football-league.co.uk. http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/21/4c/0,,10794~150561,00.pdf. Retrieved 31 July 2011. 
  11. ^ "Brain in Team of the Week". mtfc.co.uk. 1 Apr 2010. http://www.mtfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10393~2011706,00.html. Retrieved 31 July 2011. 
  12. ^ "Macclesfield release Jon Brain but make Rooney offer". BBC Sport. 2010-05-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/8682615.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-15. 
  13. ^ "Walsall sign Macclesfield Town goalkeeper Jonny Brain". BBC Sport. 30 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/walsall/8777498.stm. Retrieved 31 July 2011. 
  14. ^ "Walsall re-sign veteran goalkeeper Jimmy Walker". BBC Sport. 29 October 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/walsall/9140379.stm. Retrieved 25 February 2011. 
  15. ^ "Jonny Brain vows to fight for recall". Express and Star. 11 November 2010. http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2010/11/11/jonny-brain-vows-to-fight-for-recall/. Retrieved 25 February 2011. 
  16. ^ "Walsall captain comforts Jonny Brain". Express and Star. 13 September 2010. http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2010/09/13/walsall-captain-comforts-jonny-brain/. Retrieved 25 February 2011. 
  17. ^ "Two out and three stay at Walsall". Express and Star. 11 May 2011. http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/05/11/walsalls-released-list-is-leaked/. Retrieved 31 July 2011. 
  18. ^ "Football: Stafford boss Clowes opts for the same again". The Sentinel. 26 August 2011. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Football-Stafford-boss-Clowes-opts/story-13209401-detail/story.html. Retrieved 26 August 2011. 
  19. ^ "MK Dons 5 - 0 Nantwich Town". BBC Sport. 12 November 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/15604850.stm. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
  20. ^ "Games played by Jonny Brain in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16871&season_id=133. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
  21. ^ "Games played by Jonny Brain in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16871&season_id=134. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
  22. ^ "Games played by Jonny Brain in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16871&season_id=135. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
  23. ^ "Games played by Jonny Brain in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16871&season_id=136. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
  24. ^ "Games played by Jonny Brain in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16871&season_id=137. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
  25. ^ "Games played by Jonny Brain in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16871&season_id=138. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
  26. ^ "Games played by Jonny Brain in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16871&season_id=139. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
  27. ^ "Games played by Jonny Brain in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16871&season_id=140. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 

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