| Phil Brown | |
| Fullname: | Philip James Brown[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 January 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Sheffield, England |
| Height: | [2] |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthclubs1: | Chesterfield |
| Years1: | 1982–1986 |
| Clubs1: | Chesterfield |
| Caps1: | 87 |
| Goals1: | 19 |
| Years2: | 1986–1987 |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1987–1990 |
| Clubs3: | Lincoln City |
| Years4: | 1990–1995 |
| Clubs4: | Kettering Town |
| Years5: | 1995–1997 |
| Clubs5: | Boston United |
| Caps5: | 79 |
| Goals5: | 33 |
| Years6: | 1997–2002 |
| Years7: | 2002–200x |
| Clubs7: | Matlock Town |
| Manageryears1: | 2001 |
| Managerclubs1: | Gainsborough Trinity (caretaker) |
| Manageryears2: | 2004–2008 |
| Managerclubs2: | Matlock Town (joint manager) |
Philip James Brown (born 16 January 1966) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Chesterfield,[3] Stockport County,[4] and Lincoln City.[1]
Brown was born in Sheffield. He started his career as an apprentice at Chesterfield, and made his debut on 14 May 1983 as a substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Millwall in the Third Division.[5] In December 1986, Ernie Moss and Brown were transferred to Stockport County for a joint fee of £10,000.[6] In the summer of 1987 he moved to Lincoln City,[1] who had recently become the first club to be automatically relegated out of the Football League.[7] He was the leading goalscorer as the Imps secured their return to the league at the first attempt.[8] He spent a further two seasons with Lincoln before moving into non-League football with Kettering Town,[9] where he was leading scorer in the 1992–93 season,[8] Boston United,[10] [11] and Gainsborough Trinity.
Brown was originally signed by Matlock Town in 2002 as a player, but he and Gareth Williams were made joint player-managers in 2004 after previous manager Ernie Moss left for Hucknall Town.[12] The pair remained in post for more than four years until sacked in October 2008.[13]