Mark Brown (footballer, born 1984)
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{other people||Mark Brown (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mark Brown
| image =
| fullname = Mark James Brown
| height =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|8|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = Motherwell, Scotland
| currentclub =
| position = Defender/Midfielder
| years1 = 2000–2003 | clubs1 = Rangers | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2006–2008 | clubs2 = Eddlewood | caps2 =
| years3 = 2008–2009 | clubs3 = Clyde | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2009–2011 | clubs4 = Alloa Athletic | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 0
| club-update = 19:53, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
}}
Mark James Brown (born 5 August 1984) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Alloa Athletic. He can play in defence or as a midfielder.
Career
Brown began his career with Rangers. He was released by the Ibrox outfit after a serious injury to his spine, and gave up football, after thinking he would never play again.[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football-news/scottish-football/scottish-football-league/2008/06/07/forgotten-man-of-scottish-football-restarts-career-with-clyde-move-86908-20598499/ Forgotten man of Scottish football restarts career with Clyde move] Daily Record - Retrieved 14 June 2008
Brown got back into the game with Lanarkshire side Eddlewood Amateurs. Brown was a key player in the side, and it was his spectacular long range strike which won Eddlewood the Scottish Amateur Cup in May 2008.[http://www.scottishamateurfa.co.uk/safa/news/SAFA-News/Scottish-Amateur-Cup-Final-2008-Eddlewood-AFC-1-Queens-Park-FC-0.asp?pageNumber=10&nOnPage=10 Scottish Amateur Cup Final 2008 - Eddlewood AFC 1. Queen's Park FC 0] Scottish Amateur Football Association - Retrieved 14 June 2008
Brown returned to the senior game in June 2008, when he was given a two-year contract at Clyde.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/clyde/7436055.stm Clyde move for midfielder] BBC Sport - Retrieved 14 June 2008 He made his Clyde debut in July 2008, in a 2-0 victory over Annan Athletic in the Scottish Challenge Cup.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7524240.stm Clyde 2-0 Annan Athletic] BBC Sport - Retrieved 26 July 2008 A week later, he scored an equaliser in the fifth minute of injury time in a 1-1 draw with Greenock Morton, in his league debut.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7536354.stm Clyde 1-1 Morton] BBC Sport - Retrieved 2 August 2008 Brown's contract was terminated in June 2009, following Clyde's relegation and financial troubles.{{cite web|url=http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2009/06/10/3182/|title=Club Statement - Players Contracts|publisher=clydefc.co.uk|accessdate=10 June 2009}} He went on to sign for Alloa Athletic.
Statistics
Correct as of 16 January 2009
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|rowspan="2" valign=top|Clyde |15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
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See also
References
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