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 (), commonly known as West Brom or The Albion, is a professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the Englis ...

and was loaned out to

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team competes in the National League North, the sixth level of the English football league system. Formed in ...

twice in League Two, before joining

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

. 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

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in 2008.

Career

Born in

Wednesbury Wednesbury ( ) is a market town in the Sandwell district, in the county of the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England; it was historically in Staffordshire. It is located near the source of the River Tame, West Midlands, River Tame and ...

, West Midlands, Brown grew up as an

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club (commonly referred to as simply Villa) is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club, founded in 1874, compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The team have p ...

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 League Two 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

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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 F.C., Ket ...

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 and made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to

Workington Workington is a coastal town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town is at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast, south-west of Carlisle and north-east of Whitehaven. At the 2021 census the ...

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 Footballers from West Bromwich English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Men's 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 21st-century Black British people Footballers from Wednesbury 21st-century English sportsmen