Phil Brown (footballer, born 1966)

Phil Brown
Personal information
Full namePhilip James Brown[1]
Date of birth16 January 1966
Place of birthSheffield, England
Playing positionMidfielder / Forward
Youth career
–Chesterfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1982–1986Chesterfield87(19)
1986–1987Stockport County23(1)
1987–1990Lincoln City
1990–1995Kettering Town
1995–1997Boston United79(33)
1997–2002Gainsborough Trinity
2002–200xMatlock Town
Teams managed
2004–2008Matlock Town (joint manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Philip James "Phil" Brown (born 16 January 1966 in Sheffield) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield,[2] Stockport County,[3] and Lincoln City.[1] He plays as a striker or attacking midfielder.

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.[4] In December 1986, Ernie Moss and Brown were transferred to Stockport County for a joint fee of £10,000.[5] 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.[6] He was the leading goalscorer as the Imps secured their return to the league at the first attempt.[7] He spent a further two seasons with Lincoln before moving into non-League football with Kettering Town,[8] where he was leading scorer in the 1992–93 season,[7] Boston United,[9][10] 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.[11] The pair remained in post for more than four years until sacked in October 2008.[12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Phil Brown: The Lincoln City FC Archive". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "Chesterfield : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Stockport County : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  4. ↑ Basson, Stuart & Kellett, Paul (24 June 2009). "Chesterfield's debuts" (EXCEL SPREADSHEET). Chesterfield F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  5. ↑ "Past Players: Ernie Moss". Chesterfield F.C. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  6. ↑ "Record Breakers & Makers : 1967–1987". Lincoln City F.C. 26 June 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Ex-Imps Back at the Bank". Lincoln City F.C. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  8. ↑ "Phil Brown". Poppies Fans. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  9. ↑ "Season 1995/6 – Statistics". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  10. ↑ "Season 1996/7 – Statistics". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  11. ↑ Davis, Gareth (9 July 2004). "Continuity the key for Town". Matlock Mercury. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  12. ↑ "Brown and Williams sacked by Gladiators". Matlock Mercury. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2008.