Connor Brown (footballer)
Brown playing for Oldham Athletic in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Connor Anton Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Eastwood Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Hinckley United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Oldham Athletic | 89 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:22, 7 July 2016 (UTC). |
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Connor Anton Brown (born 2 October 1991) is an English footballer who last played for Guiseley A.F.C. as a defender. Born in Sheffield Brown came through the ranks at Sheffield United but left before making a first team appearance.
Brown started his career with Sheffield United as a junior in their Academy before signing a senior contract in the summer of 2011. After failing to make the breakthrough into the first team he was released in the summer of 2012.
After leaving Bramall Lane Brown signed a one–year deal with League One rivals Oldham Athletic with the option of a further year. In his first season with the club, Brown went on to make 29 appearances in all competitions.
In May 2013, he was rewarded with the one - year option on his contract being exercised, extending his contract for a further year.
At the end of season and after vast improvement during his second season with the club, Brown was offered a new contract. In spite of this, he was seldom in the starting line-up at the beginning of the 2014–15 season and on 3 November 2014 he joined Carlisle United on loan. He played nine games there before returning to Oldham on 3 January 2015.
On 31 August 2016 Brown had his contract mutually terminated by Oldham Athletic after 4 years at the club.
Following the conviction of team mate Ched Evans for rape in 2012, Brown posted defamatory comments about the victim on social media site Twitter and was subsequently suspended by Sheffield United before being released.
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