Ian O'Neill Brown (born 11 September 1965) is an English football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian O'Neill Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Luton Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
| 1985–19?? | Felixstowe Town | ||
| Sudbury Town | |||
| Stowmarket Town | |||
| 1989 | Harwich & Parkeston | ||
| 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) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Whitton United | ||
| 2015–2016 | Hadleigh United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography edit
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 edit
- ^ Shrimpers Review. December 1989.
- ^ Soccer: Brown joins Iron – Bennett leaves[permanent dead link] Gazette, 22 June 1999
- ^ Haverhill Rovers vs Whitton United Archived 13 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine Haverhill Rovers FC
- ^ 1st team Archived 29 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Ipswich Wanderers FC
- ^ Ridgeons re-united Green 'Un, 4 November 2009
- ^ Ian Brown relishing new role at AFC Sudbury Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Sudbury Mercury, 16 November 2012
- ^ Two Young Players Sign On, One Goes AFC Sudbury
- ^ THURLOW NUNN LEAGUE: Budget cuts force Hadleigh manager to quit Suffolk Free Press, 30 May 2016
- ^ Ian Brown named joint-manager of Suffolk FA under-18 side Green 'Un, 31 July 2017