Ian_Brown_(footballer,_born_1965)

Ian Brown (footballer, born 1965)

Ian Brown (footballer, born 1965)

English footballer and manager

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

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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.

References

  1. [1]
    Shrimpers Review. December 1989.
  2. [2]
    Soccer: Brown joins Iron – Bennett leaves[permanent dead link] Gazette, 22 June 1999
  3. [3]
    Haverhill Rovers vs Whitton United Archived 13 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine Haverhill Rovers FC
  4. [4]
    1st team Archived 29 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Ipswich Wanderers FC
  5. [5]
    Ridgeons re-united Green 'Un, 4 November 2009
  6. [6]
    Ian Brown relishing new role at AFC Sudbury Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Sudbury Mercury, 16 November 2012
  7. [7]
    Two Young Players Sign On, One Goes AFC Sudbury
  8. [8]
    THURLOW NUNN LEAGUE: Budget cuts force Hadleigh manager to quit Suffolk Free Press, 30 May 2016
  9. [9]
    Ian Brown named joint-manager of Suffolk FA under-18 side Green 'Un, 31 July 2017
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