Simon Alexander Brown (born 18 September 1983) is an English

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who plays for

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as a midfielder. He started his career with

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pla ...

and was loaned out to

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

twice in

League Two The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...

, before joining

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

. Here, he scored a

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in 14 minutes, which was the fastest in the history of the club. He was released by Mansfield following their relegation to the

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and he signed for

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

in 2008.

Career

Born in

Wednesbury Wednesbury () is a market town in Sandwell in the county of West Midlands, England. It is located near the source of the River Tame. Historically part of Staffordshire in the Hundred of Offlow, at the 2011 Census the town had a population of ...

, West Midlands, Brown grew up as an

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

supporter. He was

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at Wood Green High School and while playing

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for their school side, he was spotted by

and was signed on by the club at the age of 11. He signed professional terms with the club in July 2003. He joined

side

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in March 2004, where he impressed on his debut in a 1–1 draw against Lincoln City. He returned to West Brom in May 2004, having scored twice in eight appearances at Kidderminster. He went to Kidderminster on loan for a second time in July 2004 and made 14 appearances before breaking a bone in his leg in October 2004. He made one more appearance for Kidderminster in the following month and then joined

in December 2004 on an 18-month contract for an initial

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of £50,000 and made 21 appearances in the remainder of the 2004–05 season for Mansfield, scoring two goals. Simon Brown York City v

Brown had a fine 2005–06 season and was Mansfield's second leading scorer behind Richie Barker with 12 goals before his season was ended by a

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operation in April 2006. He was offered a new contract in July 2006 and made 40 appearances in the 2006–07 season, scoring five goals. He was offered a further contract in May 2007 and in November scored a

in 14 minutes, the fastest in the club's history, as Mansfield beat

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...

5–0, which earned him a place in the League Two team of the week. After Mansfield Town were

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to the

at the end of the 2007–08 season, he was released by the club. Brown had made over 120 appearances in all competitions for Mansfield. He joined newly relegated Conference Premier side

in June 2008 on a two-year contract. In November 2008 he joined

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town. The cl ...

on loan until January 2009. He made his debut in a 4–0 victory over

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and returned to Wrexham following the expiry of the loan on 5 January, making three appearances for Rushden. He was involved in a controversy when he wrote a message on the Facebook profile of Wrexham teammate Christian Smith, which regarded Wes Baynes's contract situation at the club, and caused an angry reaction by the fans. Following the completion of his loan spell at Rushden, he was set to join

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on loan. The move was completed on 15 January, when he signed for the rest of the 2008–09 season. He made his debut in a 3–0 victory against

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on 17 January as a right midfielder. He featured as a striker as part of a 4-3-3 formation in a 1–1 draw with

on 27 January. He joined Tamworth on a month's loan on 13 November, making nine appearances before returning to Wrexham in January 2010. On 11 March 2010, he was released from his contract at Wrexham by mutual consent after failing to make a first team appearance for the club all season. He later joined

Eastwood Town Eastwood Town Football Club was an English football club based in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. The club last participated in the Northern Premier League Division One South, the eighth tier of English football. A new club, Eastwood C.F.C., was f ...

and made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to

Workington Workington is a coastal town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. The town was historically in Cumberland. At the 2011 census it had a population of 25,207. Loca ...

Career statistics

:''Updated 1 April 2009.'' :A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in

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and

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. :B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Simon 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from West Bromwich English footballers Association football midfielders Association football forwards Association football utility players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players York City F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Eastwood Town F.C. players Chasetown F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Black British sportsmen Sportspeople from Wednesbury