Aaron Anthony Brown (born 23 June 1983 in
Wolverhampton
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, England) is a professional
footballer
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who plays for
Farmhouse Beacon. He plays as a
centre back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either ...
.
Playing career
A
defender who had previously played for
Stafford Rangers and
Tamworth, Brown joined Reading on 23 November 2005 on loan, before signing permanently in January 2006, for a fee in the region of £100,000. After one month since joining Reading, but made no appearances for the team so far, Brown joined
AFC Bournemouth, to cover for
Shaun Cooper
Shaun David Cooper (born 5 October 1983) is an English retired professional Association football, footballer. He is currently an assistant manager at club AFC Bournemouth.
Career
Cooper was a product of Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth's youth sys ...
, who suffered an injury. After one month with Bournemouth, Brown made a return to Reading. Ahead of a new season, with Reading promoted, Brown suffered an ankle injury, in a friendly match against Bromley on 15 July 2006, which they won and his injury ruled him out for two months. Brown said on his injury and career: ''"I am devastated, absolutely gutted. This was going to be the biggest year of my career. But everything happens for a reason and I have to stay really positive and try to come back even stronger and more determined. I have never even had an injury before, so it's a new experience for me. It's about being strong mentally as much as anything. I will be out for around six to eight weeks and then I will need a few weeks after that to get fit."'' However, Brown suffered another set-back injury on his ankle. In January, Brown returned from injury.
On 5 June 2007, Reading took up the option to extend his contract by a year, which will keep him at the club for the duration of the
2007–08 season. He moved to
Walsall
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Walsall is th ...
on loan for the remainder of that contract on 27 March 2008.
Yeovil Town
He was released by Reading on 16 May 2008, following their relegation from the Premier League. He signed a week-by-week contract with
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to:
* Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset
* Yeovil Town L.F.C.
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on 11 August 2008. Having yet featured in the club's starting line-up for the first eight games, Brown finally made his debut for the club, making his first start and playing 90 minutes, in a 2–1 loss against
Southend United
Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...
on 4 October 2008. Five weeks after his debut, Brown scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–0 win over
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system.
The history of Oldham Athletic be ...
. After scoring his first goal, Brown says ''"I am a big guy and I like going forward, I should be scoring a lot more goals. I have given myself a target of a few more and it is something I work on in training. Scoring at Oldham was a dream. It was good to score and get the tension out of the whole team. Once we scored we kicked on and got a good win away from home."'' Also a week after scoring his first goal, Brown received a red card for a professional foul, in the first round replay of the FA Cup, in a 5–0 loss against
Stockport City. Skipper
Terry Skiverton
Terence John Skiverton (born 26 June 1975) is an English former footballer who enjoyed a long playing career at Yeovil Town for 11 years, appearing 382 times in all competitions, before becoming their manager and subsequently, assistant manage ...
believes Brown must move on from the red card incident. A month later, on 24 January 2009, Brown scored his second goal, in a 1–0 win over against Southend United – the team that he made his Yeovil debut. A week later, on 14 February 2009, Brown scored his third goal, in a 3–1 win over
Peterborough United
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. However, his time at Yeovil Town was struggling despite scoring three gis battling to hold down a regular place in the Yeovil Town defence. He released by Yeovil Town at the end of the 2008–09 season.
Various career in England
Brown spent the summer of 2009 on trial at
Gillingham,
Wrexham
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and
Burton Albion
Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home grou ...
before signing non-contract forms at
Conference North
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side
Redditch United
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Trico Stadium. They are managed by former Captain and Assistant Manager Matt Clarke.
...
. At the end of September, Brown then joined
Burton Albion
Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home grou ...
on a one-month deal and played one League game against
Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete his ...
. In January, Brown was then released by the club, along with striker
Serge Makofo.
On 19 January, Brown joined
Telford United on a short-term contract, where he made one appearance. After leaving AFC Telford, Brown then moved on to
Truro City. On 11 March 2010 Brown signed for
Aldershot Town
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on non-contract terms until the end of the 2009–10 season. On 26 May 2010 Brown Joined League One Leyton Orient on a one-year deal.
On 24 January 2011 he joined
Stockport County
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on an initial one-month loan deal and made his club debut five days later and scored an own-goal in his new club's 4–0 defeat at Rotherham. Having made six appearances, Brown loan spell at Stockport County was extended for another month. Again, his loan spell was extended until 26 April, having stayed at Stockport County, under the 93-day rule.
He returned to Orient on 26 April 2011 having made 17 appearances during his loan spell.
In May 2011, he was released by Orient at the end of his contract and a week later rejoined
Aldershot Town
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on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract. After seven months at the club, with only ten appearances, his contract with Aldershot Town ended after having his contract terminated by mutual consent.
Preston North End
On 4 February 2012, Brown signed for
Preston North End, having had his Aldershot contract settled, allowing him to complete his formalities with the Lilywhites after the deadline. Brown did not play many games while with the club, but he did feature as a striker against
Sheffield Wednesday
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. In May 2012, Brown was released from the club after being told his contract would not be renewed.
Floriana
After leaving Preston, Brown joined Maltese side
Floriana
Floriana ( mt, Il-Furjana or ''Il-Floriana''), also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the South Eastern Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014. Floriana ...
on 23 August 2012, become his first club outside England. One day after his move, Brown made his debut for the club, in a 1–1 draw against
Ħamrun Spartan, making his first start and playing 90 minutes for the club. Aged 28 on his debut, Brown scored his first goal with a header, from a cross from
Aman Verma, in a 3–0 win over
Rabat Ajax
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. However, during the match, Brown received a red card following a second bookable offence after a confrontation with Patrick Borg, who also received a red card. In early November, Brown's contract with Floriana was terminated over a financial dispute, along with that of
Akanni-Sunday Wasiu. The dispute led to Malta FA Control and Disciplinary Board threatening to give Floriana a points deduction, unless the club paid the wages owed to Brown. Eventually, the club avoided a points deduction after settling outstanding payments to Brown and Wasiu.
Limerick
In March 2013, Brown joined newly promoted League of Ireland Premier Division club
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
.
Brown's registration was completed only hours ahead of Limerick's second match of the season, away to 2012 runners up Drogheda United. He made an immediate impact, getting on the end of a cross to head home Limerick's first top flight goal in 19 seasons, leaving both sides level at half time. Shortly after the restart, Brown received his marching orders as the referee adjudged him to have taken down an opponent in the box. Limerick 'keeper Barry Ryan saved the resultant penalty, and a very eventful match eventually finished with both sides sharing the spoils at 2–2.
Kidderminster Harriers
With little prior publicity, Brown appeared on the bench for the Harriers' FA Cup game against Sutton United on 9 November 2013.
International
Brown played for the
England National Game XI
The England national football C team (previously known as the England National Game XI and the England Semi-Pro national team) is the football team that represents England at non-league level.
Formed in 1979 as the England Non-League team, it f ...
team while with
Tamworth.
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Footballers from Wolverhampton
English men's footballers
Walsall F.C. players
Reading F.C. players
Stockport County F.C. players
AFC Bournemouth players
Stafford Rangers F.C. players
AFC Telford United players
Tamworth F.C. players
Yeovil Town F.C. players
Aldershot Town F.C. players
Redditch United F.C. players
Leyton Orient F.C. players
Preston North End F.C. players
Men's association football midfielders
England men's semi-pro international footballers
National League (English football) players
English Football League players
Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
Worcester City F.C. players
Limerick F.C. players
Truro City F.C. players
Floriana F.C. players
English expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
Burton Albion F.C. players