Junior Brown (born 7 May 1989) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for Whitchurch Alport.

Career

Crewe Alexandra

Brown began his career at hometown club

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

, for whom he made a solitary appearance as substitute in a league match with

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on 2 February 2008.

Non-league

After leaving Crewe, Brown dropped into non-league football with spells at the newly formed

F.C. Halifax Town FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in and play at the Shay. They replaced Halifax Town A.F.C., which went into administration in the 2007–08 season. ...

, and then

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Fleetwood Town

After the Vics' problems off the field he signed for

Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Established in 1997, the current Fleetwood Town F.C. is the fourth incarnation of the club; it was originally formed in ...

. He was part of the squad that saw Fleetwood promoted into the

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for the first time in their history, and was hailed for his good form on his personal return to league football. Brown joined

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side

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they adop ...

on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season on 6 March 2014.

Oxford United

On 31 July 2014 Brown terminated his contract with Fleetwood and agreed to join

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side Oxford United on a 12-month contract.

Mansfield Town

Brown joined

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on a permanent transfer in January 2015 having been on loan at the club since November 2014.

Shrewsbury Town

Brown joined

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

on a free transfer in June 2015, re-uniting with his former manager at Fleetwood,

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. Establishing himself as first choice left-back at the club, he made forty appearances in all competitions during the 2015–16 season, before picking up a knee ligament injury in April 2016. This injury caused him to miss most of the season. Brown signed a two-year contract extension in June 2016, keeping him at the club until summer 2018. Having found some goalscoring form during his second season, Brown's fifth goal of the campaign, the matchwinner in a 1−0 home victory over

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in April 2017, notably all-but sealed Shrewsbury's League One status at the expense of local rivals

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. He was offered a new contract by Shrewsbury at the end of the 2017–18 season. Brown joined

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...

on 1 July 2018 on a 2-year deal.

Scunthorpe United

On 29 August 2019, Brown joined

side

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on loan until January where he was given the 28 shirt. He later signed permanently, and was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season.

Bristol Rovers

On 31 August 2021, Brown joined recently relegated League Two club

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on a one-year deal. Brown made his debut on 11 September 2021, coming off of the bench in a 1–0 defeat at

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

. Brown picked up a thigh injury in a 1–0 victory over

Harrogate Town Harrogate Town A.F.C. is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed the Sulphurites, due to the ...

that would prove to keep him out for a number of months. In January 2022, manager

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revealed that Brown would be allowed to move on from the club with the defender struggling to return to full fitness having not played since the thigh injury in October. Having been unable to find a move in the January transfer window, Brown was released by the club at the end of the season.

Whitchurch Alport

Following his release from Bristol Rovers, Brown signed for

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Premier Division club Whitchurch Alport, scoring his first goal in over four years with the last minute winner in an FA Cup victory over Ossett United.

Style of play

Brown can play anywhere on the left-hand side of the pitch either as a winger, wing-back or full-back.

Career statistics

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Junior 1989 births Living people Footballers from Crewe English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Crewe Alexandra F.C. players FC Halifax Town players Northwich Victoria F.C. players Fleetwood Town F.C. players Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Whitchurch Alport F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Midland Football League players