Connor Brown (footballer)

Connor Brown

Brown with York City in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Connor Anton Brown [1]
Date of birth	(1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 33) [2]
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [3]
Position(s)	Right back [4]
Team information
Current team	Spalding United
Youth career
0000–2011	Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Sheffield United	0	(0)
2011	→ Eastwood Town (loan)	4	(0)
2012	→ Hinckley United (loan)	6	(0)
2012–2016	Oldham Athletic	89	(1)
2014–2015	→ Carlisle United (loan)	8	(0)
2016–2018	Guiseley	51	(0)
2018	→ York City (loan)	4	(0)
2018	York City	7	(0)
2018–2023	Barrow	90	(2)
2023–2024	Buxton	42	(0)
2024	Ilkeston Town	6	(0)
2024–	Spalding United	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:48, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

Connor Anton Brown (born 2 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for Southern League Premier Division Central club Spalding United. He has played in the Football League for Oldham Athletic, Carlisle United and Barrow.

Career

Sheffield United

Brown was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. ^[5] He started his career with Sheffield United as a junior in their Academy before signing a professional contract in the summer of 2011.^{[ citation needed ]} After failing to make the breakthrough into the first team, he was released in the summer of 2012. ^[6]

Oldham Athletic

Brown signed a one-year contract with Sheffield United's League One rivals Oldham Athletic on 8 June 2012, with the option of a further year. ^[7] In his first season with the club, Brown made 29 appearances in all competitions. ^[8]

In May 2013, he was rewarded with the one-year option on his contract being exercised. ^[9]

At the end of the 2013–14 season, Brown was offered a new contract. ^[10] In spite of this, he was seldom in the starting line-up at the beginning of the 2014–15 season and on 3 November 2014 he joined League Two club Carlisle United on loan. He played nine matches there before returning to Oldham on 3 January 2015.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 31 August 2016, Brown had his contract terminated by mutual consent after four years at the club. ^[11]

Guiseley and York City

Brown signed for National League club Guiseley on 29 September 2016. ^[12]

On 20 January 2018, Brown joined National League North club York City on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season. ^[13] He made his debut the same day, starting in a 2–2 draw at home to Spennymoor Town. ^[14] Having made four appearances, ^[14] he signed for York permanently on 13 February 2018. ^[15] Brown totalled 11 appearances ^[14] as York finished 2017–18 in 11th place in the table. ^[16] He was released at the end of the season. ^[17]

Barrow

Brown signed for National League club Barrow on 9 July 2018. ^[18]

Buxton

On February 3, 2023, Brown signed for National League North side Buxton. ^[19]

Ilkeston Town

In May 2024, Brown joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Ilkeston Town. ^[20]

Spalding United

On 18 September 2024, Brown joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Spalding United. ^[21]

Suspension from Sheffield United

Main article: R v Evans and McDonald

Following the conviction of teammate Ched Evans for rape in 2012, Brown posted defamatory comments about the victim on social networking service Twitter and was subsequently suspended by Sheffield United before being released. ^{[22] [23]}

Career statistics

As of match played 10 September 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sheffield United	2011–12 [24]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eastwood Town (loan)	2011–12 [14]	Conference North	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Hinckley United (loan)	2011–12 [25]	Conference North	6	0	—		—		—		6	0
Oldham Athletic	2012–13 [8]	League One	25	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
	2013–14 [26]	League One	27	1	0	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	29	1
	2014–15 [27]	League One	24	0	—		1	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	26	0
	2015–16 [28]	League One	13	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	14	0
	2016–17 [29]	League One	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		89	1	4	0	2	0	3	0	98	1
Carlisle United (loan)	2014–15 [27]	League Two	8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
Guiseley	2016–17 [14]	National League	31	0	2	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	35	0
	2017–18 [14]	National League	20	0	4	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	25	0
	Total		51	0	7	0	—		3	0	60	0
York City	2017–18 [14]	National League North	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
Barrow	2018–19 [14]	National League	30	0	1	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	32	0
	2019–20 [14]	National League	17	1	0	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	20	1
	2020–21 [14]	League Two	19	1	1	0	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	24	1
	2021–22 [14]	League Two	21	0	4	0	2	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	28	0
	2022–23 [14]	League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Total			90	2	6	0	3	0	8	0	107	2
Buxton	2022–23 [14]	National League North	17	0	0	0	—		0	0	17	0
	2023–24 [14]	National League North	25	0	0	0	—		0	0	25	0
	Total		42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	0
Ilkeston Town	2024–25 [30]	NPL Premier Division	6	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
Career total			307	3	17	0	5	0	14	0	343	3

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
2. "Connor Brown". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
3. "Connor Brown: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
4. "Connor Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
5. Birkinshaw, Alan (29 September 2016). "Guiseley sign up former Oldham defender Connor Brown". Ilkley Gazette. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
6. "Sheffield United: Brown feeling down as he leaves boyhood club". The Star. Sheffield. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
7. "Oldham sign Connor Brown and agree new deal with goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis". BBC Sport. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
8. "Games played by Connor Brown in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
9. "Trio staying at Boundary Park". Sky Sports. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
10. "Oldham Athletic retained list". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
11. "Departure: Full back leaves club". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
12. "Connor Brown: Guiseley sign former Oldham Athletic right-back". BBC Sport. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
13. Appleyard, Ian (20 January 2018). "Defender Brown joins City on loan". York City F.C. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
14. "C. Brown: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
15. Appleyard, Ian (13 February 2018). "City sign defender Marcus Williams". York City F.C. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
16. "Conference North: 2017/18: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
17. Flett, Dave (30 April 2018). "Louis Almond and Alex Kempster offered new deals at York City, but Aidan Connolly one of nine released". The Press. York. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
18. Turner, Paul (9 July 2018). "Barrow AFC have grounds for optimism ahead of Carlisle United friendly". The Mail. Barrow-in-Furness. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
19. FC, Buxton [@Buxton_FC] (3 February 2023). "Career Change" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 March 2023– via Twitter.
20. "Connor Brown Signs". ilkestontownfc.co.uk. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
21. "NEW SIGNING". www.spaldingunited.net. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
22. "Sheffield United launch inquiry over Connor Brown's Twitter comments". The Guardian. London. Press Association. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
23. "Ched Evans: Sheffield Utd's Connor Brown suspended over Twitter rape case posts". BBC News. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
24. "Games played by Connor Brown in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
25. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 222–223. ISBN   978-1-869833-77-0.
26. "Games played by Connor Brown in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
27. "Games played by Connor Brown in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
28. "Games played by Connor Brown in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
29. "Games played by Connor Brown in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
30. "Ilkeston Town – Appearances – Connor Brown – 2024–2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

External links

• Profile Archived 10 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine at the Barrow A.F.C. website
• Connor Brown at Soccerbase