Michael Anthony "Mickey" Brown (born 8 February 1968) is an English former professional

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. Born in

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, Brown played for several clubs, including

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 ...

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

and

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Career

Brown was probably most well known for playing for

during the late 80's and 90's, in which during this period he joined the club three times. His most famous moment at the club is most likely scoring the goal which kept Shrewsbury in

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in May 2000. He is also the record league appearance holder at Shrewsbury, with 418 appearances spread out over his three periods as a Town player. He first joined the club as an apprentice before breaking into the first team a year later. He then made 174 league starts before joining Bolton Wanderers in 1991. He then returned to Shrewsbury a year after in 1992, playing until 1994, and then leaving for Preston North End. He then returned yet again in 1996, and this time spent 5 years at Shrewsbury until 2001, during which time he made himself a fans favourite after scoring the crucial goal in Shrewsbury's bid to stay in the Football League during 1999–2000 season. It was after he left Shrewsbury for the final time that his career took him to many other lower division clubs, the likes of Rochdale, Boston United (where he won a

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winners medal in 2002), Nuneaton Borough and Chester City (the club who had been relegated thanks to his Shrewsbury heroics in 2000) signed him, but he only stayed at each club for a short period. In September 2007 Mickey Brown joined

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Premier Division side Shawbury United from Newtown. He has since left the club. In June 2009 he joined Shrewsbury Town F.C as part-time fitness coach. Mickey has been "knighted" by many fans for his endeavours on the pitch in particular his performance against Exeter City in the last match of the 1999–2000 season. Many fans refer to him as "Sir" Mickey Brown for this alone. The fans often sing "Mickey Brown sent Chester Down" to the tune of Go West as tribute to the club's Great Escape.

Honours

Shrewsbury Town *

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champions: 1993–94 (41 apps). * Club

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record appearance holder: 418 appearances. Preston North End *

champions: 1995–96 (10 apps). Boston United *

champions: 2001–02 (26 apps)

References

External links

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Chester City 'What Happened To' ArticleWelsh Premier League stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Mickey 1968 births Living people Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands English footballers Association football midfielders Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Chester City F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Cymru Premier players Newtown A.F.C. players Shawbury United F.C. players