Ian Brown (footballer, born 1965)

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

Ian Brown
Personal information
Full name Ian O'Neill Brown
Date of birth (1965-09-11) 11 September 1965
Place of birth Ipswich, England
Playing position(s) Striker
Youth career
Luton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1985 Birmingham City 0 (0)
1985–19?? Felixstowe Town
Harwich & Parkeston
Stowmarket Town
Sudbury Town
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)
Teams managed
2009–2011 Whitton United
2015–2016 Hadleigh United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 and then 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, where he played under former Arsenal player, Richie Powling.

He was later signed by Powling for Cambridge City and Braintree Town,[1] and after a spell at Maldon Town, went on to become a player-coach at Whitton United.[2] After a spell as coach and assistant manager at Ipswich Wanderers,[3] he was appointed manager of Whitton United in 2009.[4] 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.[5] He later became assistant manager, before leaving the club in 2014.[6] In 2015, he was appointed manager of Hadleigh United, a position he held until resigning in May 2016.[7] He also works as a tutor at Suffolk One College.

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References
  1. Soccer: Brown joins Iron – Bennett leaves Gazette, 22 June 1999
  2. Haverhill Rovers vs Whitton United Archived 13 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine Haverhill Rovers FC
  3. 1st team Archived 29 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Ipswich Wanderers FC
  4. Ridgeons re-united Green 'Un, 4 November 2009
  5. Ian Brown relishing new role at AFC Sudbury Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Sudbury Mercury, 16 November 2012
  6. Two Young Players Sign On, One Goes AFC Sudbury
  7. THURLOW NUNN LEAGUE: Budget cuts force Hadleigh manager to quit Suffolk Free Press, 30 May 2016
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