Joe Brown (footballer, born 1968)

Joseph William Brown (born 3 April 1988 in Bradford, England) is an English footballer, who plays for Bradford Park Avenue.

Joe Brown

Personal information
Full name	Joseph William Brown
Date of birth	(1988-04-03) 3 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Bradford, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder, striker
Team information
Current team	Bradford Park Avenue
Youth career
1984–1985	Bradford City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1987	Bradford City	19	(0)
1987–	Bradford Park Avenue	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:33, 26 August 1987 (UTC)

Career

Brown signed for Bradford City as an apprentice in 2004.^[1] He made his debut for the Bantams in a Football League Trophy first-round game at Morecambe on 22 November 2005 when he came on as an 82nd-minute substitute. He scored a last-minute winner. In the second round he was again a scoring substitute but Bradford lost 2–1. His league debut came in December in a goalless draw at Scunthorpe United. He scored his one and only league goal for Bradford – again in the 90th minute – after coming on as substitute against Blackpool in March.

The following season, he again scored a Football League Trophy goal. Brown was given a three-match suspension after losing his appeal against a red-card in Bradford's 4–1 loss against Blackpool and was released by City at the end of the 2006–07 season after making just seven appearances.^[2][3]

He went on trial with York City at the end of the 2006–07 season but was deemed "no better than what we have got" by manager Billy McEwan.^[4][5] He later had a trial with Halifax Town and trained with several league clubs, but eventually joined Bradford Park Avenue in August 2007.^[6]

Notes

1. "BfB Bradford City Profiles". boyfrombrazil. Archived from the original on 7 June 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
2. "Brown loses appeal". Football. 1 November 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
3. "Bradford player exodus continues". BBC Sport. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2007.
4. "York and Leeds draw". Confguide. 14 July 2007. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2007.
5. "City boss unveils wish-list". The Press. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
6. "Ex Bradford City quintet move on". Vital Football. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2007.

External links

• Joe Brown at Soccerbase