David Patrick Brown (born 29 May 1989) is an English

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who plays as a striker. He came through the

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Academy, before moving to

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founde ...

. He scored on his

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debut for

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...

. Throughout his career he has won 3 promotions and has claimed Player of the year on one occasion in 2015.

Career

Brown was born in

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, and spent ten years in

's youth set up before he moved to

at the start of the 2007–08 season. In November 2007, he joined Eastwood Town on an initial one-month loan, which was later extended for a second month. He returned to Forest in January 2008, after scoring five goals in ten games with Eastwood. He departed Forest and joined

on deadline day. After scoring twice in a 4–4 reserve game with

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and another against

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. They play their home ...

, he was handed a contract until the end of the season. He made his debut two days later on 2 February 2008 as a second-half substitute and scored six minutes after he came on to give Bradford a 1–0 victory over

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an association football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 and from 1891 played home games at Moss Rose. It competed in the short ...

. On 29 April 2008, Brown along with another 12 players out of contract were deemed to be surplus to requirements at Valley Parade and was released by manager

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. He played five games for City, all as substitute. Following his departure, Brown joined

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club

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on trial in July 2008, scoring twice in a pre-season friendly game against Tadcaster Albion, which York won 6–0. However, York manager Colin Walker said Brown and two other trialists were only making up the numbers and were unlikely to be signed permanently. Later the same month, he was given a trial at

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side

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, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 pre-season friendly victory over former side Bradford City. After scoring 2 goals in another pre-season game against a Leeds United XI, he joined Guiseley on a permanent basis. In January 2009, he joined

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side Halifax Town along with fellow Bradford City player Paul Evans. Brown's debut was as a substitute one day after signing for Halifax, when he scored the final goal during a 4–1 victory against

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 109,766 in the 2021 census, up from 99,251 in the 2011 census. The city is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolit ...

. Brown finished the season with Halifax, but in June 2009, he returned to

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side Eastwood Town, where he had previously played on loan.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, David 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Tadcaster English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Leeds United F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Eastwood Town F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Guiseley A.F.C. players FC Halifax Town players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players English Football League players Tadcaster Albion A.F.C. players Garforth Town A.F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen