Junior Brown (footballer)
 Brown training with Fleetwood Town in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Junior Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Crewe, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back, Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2007 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) | ||
| 2008–2009 | FC Halifax Town | 33 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | Northwich Victoria | 32 | (3) |
| 2010–2014 | Fleetwood Town | 106 | (13) |
| 2014 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Oxford United | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2015 | Mansfield Town | 19 | (1) |
| 2015– | Shrewsbury Town | 49 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:41, 27 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Junior Brown (born 7 May 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays for Shrewsbury Town.
Career
Crewe Alexandra
Brown began his career at hometown club Crewe Alexandra, for whom he made a solitary appearance as substitute in a league match with Brighton on 2 February 2008.[2]
Non-league
After leaving Crewe, Brown dropped into non-league football with spells at the newly formed F.C. Halifax Town,[3] and then Northwich Victoria.[4]
Fleetwood Town
After the Vics' problems off the field he signed for Fleetwood Town.[5] He was part of the squad that saw Fleetwood promoted into the Football League for the first time in their history, and was hailed for his good form on his personal return to league football.[6]
Brown joined League One side Tranmere Rovers on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season on 6 March 2014.[7]
Oxford United
On 31 July 2014 Brown terminated his contract with Fleetwood and agreed to join League Two side Oxford United on a 12-month contract.[8]
Mansfield Town
Brown joined Mansfield Town on a permanent transfer in January 2015 having been on loan at the club since November 2014.[9]
Shrewsbury Town
Brown joined Shrewsbury Town in League One on a free transfer in June 2015, re-uniting with his former manager at Fleetwood, Micky Mellon.[10] Establishing himself as first choice left-back at the club, he made forty appearances in all competitions during the 2015–16 season, before picking up a knee ligament injury in April 2016.[11]
Brown signed a two-year contract extension in June 2016, keeping him at the club until summer 2018.[12]
Style of play
Brown can play anywhere on the left-hand side of the pitch either as a winger, wing-back or full-back.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 December 2016.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2007–08[14] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) | 2007−08 | Northern Premier League | Appearance data not available | |||||||||
| F.C. Halifax Town | 2008−09 | N.P.L. Division One North | Appearance data not available | |||||||||
| Northwich Victoria | 2009−10 | Conference North | Appearance data not available | |||||||||
| Fleetwood Town | 2010–11[15] | Conference Premier | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 2011–12[16] | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13[17] | League Two | 43 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11 | |
| 2013–14[18] | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 106 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 121 | 14 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2013–14[18] | League One | 9 | 1 | − | − | − | 9 | 1 | |||
| Oxford United | 2014–15[19] | League Two | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mansfield Town (loan) | 2014–15[19] | 5 | 1 | − | − | − | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Mansfield Town | 2014–15[19] | 19 | 1 | − | − | − | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2015−16[20] | League One | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| 2016−17[21] | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Total | 49 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 200 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 235 | 21 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy and the Football Conference play-offs
References
- ↑ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 62. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "Brighton 3−0 Crewe". BBC Sport. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "FC Halifax Town Clockwatch". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "Vics helped me earn Fleetwood move, says Brown". Northwich Guardian. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "Fleetwood Town sign Junior Brown from Northwich". BBC Sport. 18 June 2010.
- ↑ "Fleetwood: Micky Mellon hails 'blossoming' Junior Brown". BBC Sport. 4 October 2012.
- ↑ "Junior Brown: Tranmere Rovers sign Fleetwood winger on loan". BBC Sport. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Oxford United: Junior Brown joins from Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ↑ "Ricky Ravenhill & Junior Brown join Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ↑ "Junior Brown: Shrewsbury Town sign left winger on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury's Junior Brown ruled out for rest of season". Shropshire Star. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ↑ "Junior Brown on new deal". Shrewsweb. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ "Boss influence swung it for Junior Brown". Shropshire Star. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Junior Brown in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Junior Brown in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Junior Brown in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Junior Brown in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Games played by Junior Brown in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Junior Brown in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Junior Brown in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Junior Brown in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Junior Brown. |
- Junior Brown career statistics at Soccerbase
- Junior Brown profile at Soccerway