Ian O'Neill Brown (born 11 September 1965) is an English

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manager and former player.

Biography

A striker, he was a schoolboy at

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before beginning his professional career at

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, but dropped into non-League after only playing for 10 minutes as a substitute in a

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match. He played for several clubs in the Eastern Counties League, including Harwich & Parkeston, where he played under former Arsenal player, Richie Powling, then later Chelmsford City, before returning to the professional game with

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in 1993. After a loan spell at

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and less than a year with

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, he returned to non-League with Sudbury Town, reuniting with Powling. He was later signed by Powling for Cambridge City and Braintree Town, and after a spell at Maldon Town, went on to become a player-coach at Whitton United. After a spell as coach and assistant manager at Ipswich Wanderers, he was appointed manager of Whitton United in 2009. He left the club in 2011, becoming a coach at Hadleigh United, before joining A.F.C. Sudbury as first team coach in November 2012. He later became assistant manager, before leaving the club in 2014. In 2015, he was appointed manager of Hadleigh United, a position he held until resigning in May 2016. The following year he was appointed joint manager of the Suffolk FA's under-18 team.Ian Brown named joint-manager of Suffolk FA under-18 side
Green 'Un, 31 July 2017 He also works as a tutor at

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College.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Ian 1965 births Living people Footballers from Ipswich English men's footballers Luton Town F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Felixstowe & Walton United F.C. players Harwich & Parkeston F.C. players Stowmarket Town F.C. players Sudbury Town F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Cambridge City F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Witham Town F.C. players F.C. Clacton players Maldon & Tiptree F.C. players Whitton United F.C. players English football managers Ipswich Wanderers F.C. A.F.C. Sudbury non-playing staff Whitton United F.C. managers Hadleigh United F.C. managers Men's association football forwards English football coaches English Football League players