Ross Brown (born 10 June 1993) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for Dundonald Bluebell.

Career

Brown started his career in the youth academy of East Fife and made his professional debut as 65th a substitute replacing

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in a 3–0 defeat to

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on 12 November 2011. He went on to make 117 appearances for the club before earning a move into full-time football with Livingston. He was brought to Livi by then manager

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in 2017. By this point, the

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side were having a resurgence in fortunes after a fairly miserable few years. Brown found it difficult to make an impact in West Lothian and eventually left the club without making a single first team appearance. In 2018, he signed for

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until the end of the season. Brown made 9 appearances for the Diamonds before being released. Brown signed for

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in the summer of 2018 and made 30 appearances in one season for the Wee Gers. After just 21 appearances in two years at

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, Brown dropped into the junior leagues and signed for Dundonald Bluebell in 2021.

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* 1993 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Men's association football midfielders Livingston F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Dundonald Bluebell F.C. players Footballers from Dunfermline 21st-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub