Ian Brown (footballer, born 1965)

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Ian Brown
Personal information
Full name Ian O'Neill Brown
Date of birth (1965-09-11) 11 September 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Ipswich, England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Luton Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1985 Birmingham City 0 (0)
1985–19?? Felixstowe Town
Sudbury Town
Stowmarket Town
1989 Harwich & Parkeston
Felixstowe Town
Chelmsford City 73 (29)
1992 → Sudbury Town (loan)
1993–1995 Bristol City 12 (1)
1994 → Colchester United (loan) 4 (1)
1994–1995 Northampton Town 23 (4)
1995–1998 Sudbury Town (87)
1998–1999 Cambridge City (10)
Felixstowe & Walton United
Braintree Town
Witham Town
Clacton Town
Maldon Town
2005–2007 Whitton United 12 (2)
Managerial career
2009–2011 Whitton United
2015–2016 Hadleigh United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian O'Neill Brown (born 11 September 1965) is an English football manager and former player.

Biography

A striker, he was a schoolboy at Luton Town before beginning his professional career at Birmingham City, but dropped into non-League after only playing for 10 minutes as a substitute in a Football League Cup match. He played for several clubs in the Eastern Counties League, including Harwich & Parkeston, where he played under former Arsenal player, Richie Powling, [1] then later Chelmsford City, before returning to the professional game with Bristol City in 1993. After a loan spell at Colchester United and less than a year with Northampton Town, he returned to non-League with Sudbury Town, reuniting with Powling.

He was later signed by Powling for Cambridge City and Braintree Town, [2] and after a spell at Maldon Town, went on to become a player-coach at Whitton United. [3] After a spell as coach and assistant manager at Ipswich Wanderers, [4] he was appointed manager of Whitton United in 2009. [5] 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. [6] He later became assistant manager, before leaving the club in 2014. [7] In 2015, he was appointed manager of Hadleigh United, a position he held until resigning in May 2016. [8] The following year he was appointed joint manager of the Suffolk FA's under-18 team. [9] He also works as a tutor at One College.

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References

  1. ↑ Shrimpers Review. December 1989.
  2. ↑ Soccer: Brown joins Iron – Bennett leaves Colchester Gazette, 22 June 1999
  3. ↑ Haverhill Rovers vs Whitton United Haverhill Rovers FC
  4. ↑ 1st team Ipswich Wanderers FC
  5. ↑ Ridgeons re-united Green 'Un, 4 November 2009
  6. ↑ Ian Brown relishing new role at AFC Sudbury Sudbury Mercury, 16 November 2012
  7. ↑ Two Young Players Sign On, One Goes AFC Sudbury
  8. ↑ THURLOW NUNN LEAGUE: Budget cuts force Hadleigh manager to quit Suffolk Free Press, 30 May 2016
  9. ↑ Ian Brown named joint-manager of Suffolk FA under-18 side Green 'Un, 31 July 2017
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