Lee Brown (footballer)
Encyclopedia
Lee James Brown is an English
footballer who plays as a defender
for Football League Two
side Bristol Rovers
.
, earning a professional contract in July 2008.
He spent the first half of the 2009–10
season on loan at administration
-stricken Salisbury City
of the Conference National
, along with teammate Joe Oastler
. He made fourteen appearances for the club, including twelve starts, before returning to Loftus Road
before the end of the calendar year. On 24 April 2010 he made his debut in the Football League
, replacing Tamás Priskin
as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Barnsley
at Oakwell. At the end of the season Neil Warnock
offered him a new one year deal, which he duly signed. "Lee Brown has emerged as an exciting prospect from the QPR youth system in recent years and was rewarded with a one year deal at QPR in 2009. He, along with several youngsters were given the opportunity to train with the first team in the latter part of the 2008-09 season, after impressing in the reserves. The left back played an important role in QPR's pre-season of 2009-10 and was subsequently given his first squad number in light of the lack of full backs at the club. Brown, along with fellow defender Joe Oastler, was loaned out to Blue Square Premier side Salisbury City. His stay there was curtailed due to Salisbury being unable to renew their loan deals"
He then joined Hayes and Yeading on loan until the end of the 2010-11 campaign, snubbing Leyton Orient on transfer deadline day to stay Hayes & Yeading until the end of the season.
On 17 June 2011, he signed a 2 year contract with League Two outfit Bristol Rovers
. He made his debut in their opening game of the season, live on Sky Sports, against AFC Wimbledon. Rovers won the game 3-2.
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|2009–10||Queens Park Rangers
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|2009–10
||Salisbury City
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|2010–11
||Queens Park Rangers
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|2010-11||Hayes & Yeading
||Conference National
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|2011–12
||Bristol Rovers
|| League Two
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31||0||2||0||0||0||15||0
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
footballer who plays as a defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
for Football League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
side Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
.
Playing career
Brown worked his way through the youth team of Queens Park RangersQueens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
, earning a professional contract in July 2008.
He spent the first half of the 2009–10
2009–10 Football Conference
The 2009–10 Football Conference season was the sixth season with the Conference consisting of three divisions, and the thirty-first season overall. The Conference covers the top two levels of Non-League football in England. The Conference National is the fifth highest level of the overall pyramid,...
season on loan at administration
Administration (British football)
Sports clubs in the United Kingdom, most often in football, sometimes choose to enter administration when they are unable to pay off outstanding debts. Under the Insolvency Act 1986 a business will face a winding up order bringing them to court and if it is shown that a business cannot pay debts as...
-stricken Salisbury City
Salisbury City F.C.
Salisbury City Football Club is an English football club based in Salisbury, Wiltshire currently playing in the Conference South. They were formed in 1947 and play at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium...
of the Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
, along with teammate Joe Oastler
Joe Oastler
Joseph James "Joe" Oastler is an English footballer who currently plays for Torquay United of Football League Two.-Playing career:...
. He made fourteen appearances for the club, including twelve starts, before returning to Loftus Road
Loftus Road
Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,...
before the end of the calendar year. On 24 April 2010 he made his debut in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
, replacing Tamás Priskin
Tamás Priskin
Tamás Priskin is a Hungarian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Derby County, on loan from Ipswich Town. Born in Czechoslovakia, Priskin joined Hungarian side Győri ETO FC at the age of 15, making his debut at 16 and obtaining Hungarian citizenship in 2005. He moved to English...
as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
at Oakwell. At the end of the season Neil Warnock
Neil Warnock
Neil Warnock is an English former footballer who is currently manager of English Premier League club Queens Park Rangers....
offered him a new one year deal, which he duly signed. "Lee Brown has emerged as an exciting prospect from the QPR youth system in recent years and was rewarded with a one year deal at QPR in 2009. He, along with several youngsters were given the opportunity to train with the first team in the latter part of the 2008-09 season, after impressing in the reserves. The left back played an important role in QPR's pre-season of 2009-10 and was subsequently given his first squad number in light of the lack of full backs at the club. Brown, along with fellow defender Joe Oastler, was loaned out to Blue Square Premier side Salisbury City. His stay there was curtailed due to Salisbury being unable to renew their loan deals"
He then joined Hayes and Yeading on loan until the end of the 2010-11 campaign, snubbing Leyton Orient on transfer deadline day to stay Hayes & Yeading until the end of the season.
On 17 June 2011, he signed a 2 year contract with League Two outfit Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
. He made his debut in their opening game of the season, live on Sky Sports, against AFC Wimbledon. Rovers won the game 3-2.
Statistics
|-|2008–09||Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
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Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
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|2009–10||Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
||Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|2009–10
2009–10 Football Conference
The 2009–10 Football Conference season was the sixth season with the Conference consisting of three divisions, and the thirty-first season overall. The Conference covers the top two levels of Non-League football in England. The Conference National is the fifth highest level of the overall pyramid,...
||Salisbury City
Salisbury City F.C.
Salisbury City Football Club is an English football club based in Salisbury, Wiltshire currently playing in the Conference South. They were formed in 1947 and play at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium...
||Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
||13||0||1||0||0||0||14||0
|-
|2010–11
2010–11 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Queens Park Rangers's 122nd professional season and their 7th consecutive season in the Championship. The club finished the season in 1st place, winning promotion to the Premier League after a 15 year absence.-Current squad:...
||Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
||Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
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|2010-11||Hayes & Yeading
Hayes & Yeading United F.C.
Hayes & Yeading United F.C. are an English football club based in Woking in Surrey. They were formed in May 2007 following a merger of Hayes and Yeading. They play at the Kingfield Stadium agreeing a groundshare with Woking-History:...
||Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
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|2011–12
2011–12 Bristol Rovers F.C. season
Bristol Rovers Football Club will participate in League Two, the fourth level of English football. It will also be the 129th season of football played by Bristol Rovers, and their 85th in the Football League. The previous saw Bristol Rovers end a four-year tenure in League One...
||Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
|| League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
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External links
- Profile at the Official Queens Park Rangers site