Nat Brown
Encyclopedia
Nathaniel Levi "Nat" Brown (born 15 June 1981 in Sheffield
) is an English
professional footballer. He currently plays for Macclesfield Town
who play in Coca Cola League Two
. He is popularly known as 'Big Nat Brown', 'His Royal Bigness' and 'The Sultan of Bigitiude'.
He worked his way through the ranks at Huddersfield Town
before settling down and making over 80 appearances for them without scoring a goal.
Brown is a very versatile player can play in central defence or as a striker. He has, however, also played in the central midfield role, whilst playing under former Lincoln boss, Keith Alexander
.
After being released by Huddersfield, Brown was approached by several clubs, however, he opted to sign for Lincoln City
. He featured heavily in Lincoln's unsuccessful Play-Off drive in the 2005/06 season, putting in some impressive performances. In 2006/07 he initially found it hard settling into the squad as he initially picked up an injury, and due to the relatively impressive performances of the current first team squad, his chances of breaking in to a regular spot were limited. Since, however, due to him coming back into fitness and other squad members falling ill of suspension and injury, he has proven himself once again and now finds himself a regular once more. On 26 June 2008, Brown left Lincoln after having his contract cancelled by mutual consent. He joined Wrexham in the Conference National
a day later.
On 6 November 2008 he joined league two side Macclesfield Town
on a month's loan linking up with his one-time Lincoln City
manager Keith Alexander
. He found himself something of a goalscoring touch, by scoring in his first three league games. On 1 January 2009 it was announced that Nat had signed a loan deal until the end of the season due to the good performances he had been putting in for Macclesfield Town. This move was made permanent in July 2009, when he signed a 2 year deal with the Silkmen. In May 2010 he put paper on a new two-year deal with the club, keeping him at Moss Rose
until the summer of 2012.
In July 2010, he was appointed as Macclesfield's vice captain to Paul Morgan.
Lincoln City:
Sheffield
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) is an English
England
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professional footballer. He currently plays for Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
who play in Coca Cola 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....
. He is popularly known as 'Big Nat Brown', 'His Royal Bigness' and 'The Sultan of Bigitiude'.
He worked his way through the ranks at Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
before settling down and making over 80 appearances for them without scoring a goal.
Brown is a very versatile player can play in central defence or as a striker. He has, however, also played in the central midfield role, whilst playing under former Lincoln boss, Keith Alexander
Keith Alexander (footballer)
Keith Alexander was a Saint Lucian footballer and manager. Born in Nottingham, England, he was the manager of League Two side Macclesfield Town at the time of his death, in a career that included international appearances for Saint Lucia. Alexander played for a whole host of lower league football...
.
After being released by Huddersfield, Brown was approached by several clubs, however, he opted to sign for Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
. He featured heavily in Lincoln's unsuccessful Play-Off drive in the 2005/06 season, putting in some impressive performances. In 2006/07 he initially found it hard settling into the squad as he initially picked up an injury, and due to the relatively impressive performances of the current first team squad, his chances of breaking in to a regular spot were limited. Since, however, due to him coming back into fitness and other squad members falling ill of suspension and injury, he has proven himself once again and now finds himself a regular once more. On 26 June 2008, Brown left Lincoln after having his contract cancelled by mutual consent. He joined Wrexham in 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...
a day later.
On 6 November 2008 he joined league two side Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
on a month's loan linking up with his one-time Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
manager Keith Alexander
Keith Alexander (footballer)
Keith Alexander was a Saint Lucian footballer and manager. Born in Nottingham, England, he was the manager of League Two side Macclesfield Town at the time of his death, in a career that included international appearances for Saint Lucia. Alexander played for a whole host of lower league football...
. He found himself something of a goalscoring touch, by scoring in his first three league games. On 1 January 2009 it was announced that Nat had signed a loan deal until the end of the season due to the good performances he had been putting in for Macclesfield Town. This move was made permanent in July 2009, when he signed a 2 year deal with the Silkmen. In May 2010 he put paper on a new two-year deal with the club, keeping him at Moss Rose
Moss Rose
Moss Rose is a multi-purpose stadium in Macclesfield, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Macclesfield Town F.C....
until the summer of 2012.
In July 2010, he was appointed as Macclesfield's vice captain to Paul Morgan.
Honours
Huddersfield Town:- Football League Third DivisionFootball League Third DivisionThe Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
- Play-Off Winners: 2003/04
Lincoln City:
- Football League TwoFootball League TwoFootball League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
- Play-Off Semi-Finalists: 2005/06