Matthew Anthony Brown (born 15 March 1990) is an English former footballer who played as a defender, most recently for Marine.

Career

Brown began his career in the youth teams at

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and

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before playing semi-professional football with

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and Marine. While he played for Marine he also worked a full-time job at telecoms company MJ Quinn as the coordinator of the Scotland patch. 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. In October 2013 he joined

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side

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on loan where he played five times scoring once against

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. He made his

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debut on 14 December 2013 against

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and scored in a 2–0 victory, however he was later sent-off. Chesterfield successfully appealed against his dismissal and his ban was rescinded. On 7 February 2014, Brown linked up with

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on an initial one-month loan deal, but remained there until the end of the season. On 13 May 2014, Chesterfield announced that Brown had been released. On 21 Sept 2020,

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...

announced that Brown had signed for them following his release from Halifax Town. When asked about Brown for the signing, manager

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described Brown as "Physically

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very dominant, dominant vocally as well but apart from that a very good footballer, I very rarely sign players who can't handle the ball. He's actually a very good passer of the ball as well which suits the way we always try and play.". Following promotion through the play-offs with York City, Brown returned to the National League North to join

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. In May 2023, Brown signed for Marine for the second time. However, due to injury issues he chose to retire in August 2023.

Career statistics

:A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the

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Honours

FC Halifax Town *

: 2015–16

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Matty 1990 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Chesterfield F.C. players Northwich Victoria F.C. players Marine A.F.C. players Southport F.C. players Chester F.C. players FC Halifax Town players York City F.C. players AFC Telford United players English Football League players National League (English football) players Footballers from Crosby, Merseyside 21st-century English sportsmen