Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kenneth James Brown | ||
Date of birth | 11 July 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Barking, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1988 | Norwich City | 25 | (0) |
1988–1991 | Plymouth Argyle | 126 | (4) |
1991–1996 | West Ham United | 63 | (5) |
1995 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1995 | → Reading (loan) | 12 | (1) |
1996 | → Southend United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1996 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 6 | (2) |
1996 | → Reading (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1996–1997 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1997 | Birmingham City | 9 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Millwall | 45 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Gillingham | 4 | (0) |
Kingstonian | ? | (?) | |
Portadown | ? | (?) | |
2000–2003 | Barry Town | 82 | (1) |
2003–200? | Tilbury | ||
– | CD Torrevieja | ||
Teams managed | |||
2000–2003 | Barry Town | ||
2006–2009 | CD Jávea | ||
2009–2011 | Grays Athletic (Assistant manager) | ||
2011–2012 | Tooting & Mitcham United | ||
2013 | Chelmsford City (Assistant manager) | ||
2013 | Chelmsford City (Caretaker manager) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Kenneth James "Kenny" Brown (born 11 July 1967) is an English former professional footballer and current football manager. As a player he played for Norwich City, Plymouth Argyle, West Ham United, Huddersfield Town, Reading, Southend United, Crystal Palace, Reading, Birmingham City, Millwall, Gillingham, Kingstonian, Portadown, Barry Town, Tilbury and FC Torrevieja. He has also managed Barry Town, CD Jávea, and Tooting & Mitcham United and been assistant manager with Grays Athletic and Chelmsford City. Following the departure of Dean Holdsworth as manager of Chelmsford in November 2013, Brown became their caretaker manager.
His father, also called Ken was also a professional footballer and managed Norwich City and Plymouth Argyle.
Brown, a defender, began his career with Norwich City under the management of his father before playing for Plymouth Argyle, West Ham United, Huddersfield Town (loan), Reading (loan), Southend United (loan), Crystal Palace (loan), Birmingham City, Millwall, Gillingham, Kingstonian, Tilbury and Barry Town. He spent some time in Spain with FC Torrevieja before retiring from playing football. He famously scored the winning goal for West Ham United in a league match against Manchester United on 22 April 1992, handing Leeds United the impetus in that season's title race.