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Aaron Brown
Personal information
Full name Aaron Wesley Brown
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Left-back/Left midfield
Team information
Current team
 Darlington
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 Bristol City 160 (12)
2000 → Exeter City (loan) 5 (1)
2004–2006 Queens Park Rangers 3 (0)
2005 → Torquay United (loan) 5 (0)
2005 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 3 (0)
2005–2006 → Swindon Town (loan) 8 (0)
2006–2007 Swindon Town 49 (4)
2007–2008 Gillingham 11 (1)
2008–2010 Lincoln City 51 (2)
2010 Wrexham 8 (4)
2010– Darlington 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:52, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

Aaron Wesley Brown (born 14 March 1980 in Bristol) is an English professional footballer who plays for Darlington. His younger brother Marvin also played professionally and both were with Bristol City at the same time.

Career

Bristol City

He joined his local team, Bristol City, at an early age, becoming a trainee and turning professional in August 1998. He had a spell on loan at Exeter City in January 2000 before establishing himself at Ashton Gate and becoming a popular player amongst the Ashton Gate faithful. In 2001 Bristol City turned down an offer of £400,000 for Brown from West Bromwich Albion.[1] In March 2002, Brown received whiplash when he, along with City teammate Kevin Amankwaah, was in a car driven by a former City trainee, Rohan King, that collided with another vehicle.[2]

Queens Park Rangers

After recovering from a serious leg injury, Brown felt that it was time to move on to progress his career and much to many City fans' disgust (fuelled by comments made by Brown[citation needed]) he joined Queens Park Rangers in July 2004. His QPR career was plagued with injuries,[3] and he had loan spells with Torquay United (March to May 2005)[4] and Cheltenham Town (September to October 2005).[5][6]

Swindon Town

After an unsuccessful trial with Barnsley,[7] Brown joined Swindon Town on loan in November 2005. The deal became permanent in January 2006. Brown thanked the then Swindon boss Iffy Onuora and the club for saving his career[citation needed].

On Brown's return to Ashton Gate, Swindon's relegation was confirmed. With Swindon needing a win, they only managed to produce a draw despite Brown's fine performance which was capped off by an impressive solo goal. During the pre-season of 2006-07, Brown requested a transfer away from the County Ground, stating that he needed to pursue his career at a higher level.[8] A trial at Doncaster Rovers[8] was followed by an offer from Brentford which Brown turned down as he felt he could find a "better club" but he returned to the club after his unsuccessful trial period.

A pre-season friendly appearance at home to Crystal Palace after requesting to be taken off the transfer list saw Brown booed and jeered by the home fans. Despite this, he resolved to remain at the club and work hard to regain his place. In February 2007 he was forced to apologise after gesturing to the travelling Swindon fans in the 1-0 defeat away to Barnet.[9]

Gillingham

On 9 May 2007 it was announced that Brown was one of six players released by Swindon boss Paul Sturrock and on 20 June 2007 he signed for Gillingham.[10] He scored his first goal for Gillingham against Bristol Rovers on 27 October 2007, but was transfer listed on 5 June 2008.[11]

Lincoln City

On 30 June 2008, Brown joined Football League Two side Lincoln City on one year deal after his contract at Gillingham was terminated.[12] He made his debut for the side in a 1–0 defeat to Rotherham United on the opening day of the 2008–09 season.[13] After making over 50 appearances for the club, Brown's contract was cancelled by mutual consent on 1 February 2010.[14]

Wrexham

On 25 March 2010 he signed for Conference National side Wrexham after impressing on trial at the Welsh club,[15] making his debut two days later in a 3–0 win over Histon.[16] At the end of the season, Brown was not offered a new deal with the club and was subsequently released.

Darlington

Brown signed for Darlington of the Blue Square Premier on 20 August 2010.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Robins reject Baggies' Brown bid". BBC Sport. 2001-08-06. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  2. ^ "Amankwaah crash shock". BBC Sport. 2002-03-11. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  3. ^ "Brown aims for Loftus Road deal". BBC Sport. 2005-01-19. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  4. ^ "Torquay complete Brown loan deal". BBC Sport. 2005-03-23. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  5. ^ "Cheltenham borrow Brown from QPR". BBC Sport. 2005-09-22. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  6. ^ "Brown back at QPR after loan ends". BBC Sport. 2005-10-18. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  7. ^ "Barnsley lose interest in Brown". BBC Sport. 2005-11-22. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  8. ^ a b "Brown keen to leave County Ground". BBC Sport. 2006-07-17. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  9. ^ "Brown apologises to Swindon fans". BBC Sport. 2007-02-22. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  10. ^ "Gillingham complete triple swoop". BBC Sport. 2007-06-20. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  11. ^ "Gillingham trio on available list". BBC Sport. 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  12. ^ "Lincoln bring in defender Brown". BBC Sport. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  13. ^ "Rotherham 1-0 Lincoln". BBC Sport. 2008-08-09. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  14. ^ "Brown set to depart". Lincoln City F.C. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  15. ^ "Aaron Brown joining until end of season". Wrexham F.C. 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  16. ^ "Wrexham 3-0 Histon". BBC Sport. 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  17. ^ "Cooper Signs New Defender". Darlington F.C. 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2010-08-20.

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