Matthew Brown (footballer)

Matty Brown

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Brown
Date of birth	15 March 1990
Place of birth	Great Crosby, England
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Halifax Town
Youth career
	Tranmere Rovers
	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Northwich Victoria
2011–2013	Marine	60	(3)
2013–2014	Chesterfield	3	(1)
2013	→ Southport (loan)	4	(1)
2014	→ Chester (loan)	7	(0)
2014–2015	Chester	23	(3)
2015–	Halifax Town	29	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:42, 28 September 2016 (UTC).

Matthew Brown (born 15 March 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Halifax Town.

Career

Brown began his career in the youth teams at Tranmere Rovers and Manchester City before playing semi-professional football with Northwich Victoria and Marine. He went on trial at League side Chesterfield in the summer of 2013 which was a success and he joined the Spireites on a one-year contract.^[1][2] In October 2013 he joined Conference Premier side Southport on loan where he played five times scoring once against Cambridge United.^[3] He made his Football League debut on 14 December 2013 against Plymouth Argyle and scored in a 2–0 victory, however he was later sent-off.^[4] Chesterfield successfully appealed his dismissal and his ban was rescinded.^[5][6]

On 7 February 2014, Brown linked up with Chester on an initial one-month loan deal,^[7] but remained there until the end of the season.^[8]

On 13 May 2014, Chesterfield announced that Brown had been released.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 August 2015^[10]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[A]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marine	2011–12[11]	NPL Premier Division	24	2	0	0	1	0	5	1	30	3
	2012–13[12]	NPL Premier Division	36	1	4	0	2	0	1	0	43	1
Marine Total			60	3	4	0	3	0	6	1	73	4
Chesterfield	2013–14	League Two	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Southport (loan)	2013–14	Conference Premier	4	1	1	0	—		0	0	5	1
Chester (loan)	2013–14	Conference Premier	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
Chester	2014–15	Conference Premier	23	3	4	0	—		2	0	29	3
Chester Total			30	3	4	0	—	—	2	0	36	3
Halifax Town	2015–16	National League	29	0	2	0	—		7	0	38	0
Halifax Town	2016–17	National League North	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Halifax Town Total			29	0	2	0	—	—	7	0	38	0
Career Total			126	8	11	0	3	0	15	1	155	9

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy, Liverpool Senior Cup.

References

1. "Brown Signs for Chesterfield". Chesterfield F.C. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
2. "Chesterfield sign Marine defender Matty Brown". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
3. "Southport sign Chesterfield defender Matt Brown on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
4. "Chesterfield 2-0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
5. "Spireites breaking news: Chesterfield appeal Matty Brown's sending off". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
6. "Brown has red rescinded". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
7. "Trio Leave on Loan". Chesterfield F.C. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
8. "Games played by Matthew Brown in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
9. "Quartet Released by Spireites". Chesterfield F.C. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
10. "Matt Brown". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
11. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/marine/s/fixtures-results-15390.html?season=4910
12. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/marine/s/fixtures-results-15390.html?season=10240

External links

• Matthew Brown career statistics at Soccerbase