David Brown (footballer)
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| David Brown | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Brown | |
| Date of birth | October 2, 1978 (age 28) | |
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Accrington Stanley | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1997-1998 | Manchester United | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998-2001 2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2005- 2006 |
Hull City Torquay United Chester City Telford Hereford United Accrington Stanley Burton Albion (loan) |
131 (23) 2 (0) 13 (2) 34 (14) 68 (23) 52 (12) 4 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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David Brown (born October 2, 1978) is an English footballer currently playing for Accrington Stanley.
Brown began his career as an apprentice at Manchester United. He turned professional in August 1997, but failed to break into the first team at Old Trafford. In March 1998 he joined Hull City on loan until the end of the season, making his league debut on March 28, 1998 in a 0-0 draw against Macclesfield Town at Boothferry Park. In the remainder of the season he played well enough to earn himself a permanent move, completed in June 1998.
He immediately became a regular in the Hull side the following season, but his failure to score regularly and the signing of new players by Brian Little pushed him out of the frame for a regular starting place. In the July 2001, Brown was made available on a free transfer by Hull City after playing 123 league games, in which he scored 21 times. On September 4, 2001 Brown joined Torquay United on trial, at the same time as Gary Brabin. Neither were taken on at the time by Torquay manager Roy McFarland, although Brabin joined soon after from Boston United.
After playing in Australia, Brown began a second trial with Torquay in early November 2001, McFarland noting that his lack of fitness was the main problem before and giving him a second chance. He signed non-contract terms for Torquay on the 9th of November, making his debut the following day in the 2-1 defeat at home to Swansea City. He played the following week in the FA Cup against Northampton Town, but was dropped for the derby game against Exeter City a few days later. With Torquay struggling to find a settled forward line, he was recalled for the defeat away to Halifax Town on the 24th of November, but after another disappointing performance was released immediately after the game.
In December 2001 Brown joined Chester City on trial, impressing manager Steve Mungall enough to earn a contract. However, within days of Brown signing Mungall was sacked and replaced by Mark Wright who released Brown on a free transfer at the end of the season.
He joined Telford United in August 2002, moving to Hereford United in June 2003. He remained with Hereford until March 2005 when he moved to Accrington Stanley. In the 2005-06 season Brown helped Stanley to promotion to the Football League, with his former club Hereford taking the second promotion place.
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| Accrington Stanley F.C. - Current Squad |
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2 Cavanagh | 3 Richardson | 4 Williams | 5 Welch | 6 Procter | 9 Mangan | 10 Mullin | 12 Edwards | 14 Boco | 15 Ventre | 17 Todd | 18 Brown | 19 Tretton | 20 Harris | 25 Dunbavin | 26 Whalley | 27 McGivern | 32 Smith | 33 Bell | 34 Murphy | 35 Fearon | 36 Rogers | 37 McGrail | 38 Almeida | 40 Grant | 41 Kazimierczak | 42 Martin | 43 Antwi | Manager: Coleman |
