Owen Brown (footballer)

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Owen Brown
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-09-04) 4 September 1960 (age 62)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1978–1980 Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1981 Carlisle United 4 (2)
1981–1982 Tranmere Rovers 37 (8)
1982 Crewe Alexandra 1 (0)
1982–1984 Tranmere Rovers 56 (12)
1984–1985 Chester City 10 (3)
1985 Hyde United 1 (1)
Total108(25)
Managerial career
1996–1999 Barrow
2001 Droylsden
2002 Chester City (caretaker)
2003–2005 Vauxhall Motors
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Owen Brown (born 4 September 1960) is a footballer who played as a forward. He is best known for his stints in the Football League with Tranmere Rovers. [1]

Brown moved into coaching after his playing career ended, with Prescot Cables. [2] From 1996 to 1999, he was manager of Barrow, winning the UniBond Premier title in 1998. With the club struggling in the Conference, Brown was sacked the following year. He then took up a job coaching Liverpool's under-19 side, and later worked as a coach for Altrincham. [3]

In 2001, Brown was appointed manager of Droylsden, but was sacked after a few weeks in charge. [3] In 2002, Brown was the joint caretaker manager of Chester City. In 2003, Brown was appointed manager of Vauxhall Motors, succeeding Alvin McDonald. [4] He resigned two years later, following a run of seven defeats that left the club rooted to the bottom of the Conference North. [5]

At Liverpool, he worked in various positions, including as a scout, player liaison officer and advisor to then-manager Rafael Benítez. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. pp. 101–108. ISBN   978-0-9518648-2-1.
  2. ↑ Murphy, Graham. "THE ROAD TO OBLIVION FC" . Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Altrincham FC Official Website Archived News" . Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Slater, Gary (11 November 2003). "Banim's special award for record goal spree". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "The results were hurting me". Chester Chronicle. 15 December 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Douglas, Mark (14 April 2016). "Newcastle United's future: Fresh hints that Rafa Benitez is looking to the long-term". Newcastle Chronicle. Retrieved 1 October 2016.


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