Seamus Browne
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Seamus Brown is a footballer currently without a senior club..
Hailing from Shantallow
in Derry
, Northern Ireland
, Brown was invited to England
to play for Rochdale A.F.C.
as a youth. It was here where he fostered a new friendship with fellow Shantallow man, Patrick McCourt
. Brown returned home to play for Finn Harps where he had a successful season despite the club being relegated.
Following the disappointment of relegation, Brown joined his hometown club Derry City F.C.
, where he spent his time mostly in the under-21 team, proving influential in their success. This was shown particularly by his two-goal performance against Shelbourne F.C.'s under-21s
in the Dr. Tony O'Neill Perpetual Trophy
second round. However, Brown has also appeared for the senior team on occasion, being introduced as a late substitute to make his debut against Drogheda United F.C. towards the end of the 2006 season.
He returned to his former club Finn Harps at the beginning of the 2007 season http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/features/eircomleague/first/finnharps.html. Scored 2 league goals for Harps in 2007 http://eleven-a-side.com/statistics/first_scorers.asp. He then signed for north Belfast club Crusaders
later that year, playing and scoring in the CIS Cup Final of the 2007/2008 season against Linfield
which Crusaders would go on to lose 3-2. In 2008 after reported disagreements between the Crusaders management and Seamus with regard to his 'attitude' Crusaders FC decided to release him from his contract.
Hailing from Shantallow
Shantallow
Shantallow is an ancient townland now almost totally with the City of Derry and lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templemore, within the North-West Liberties of Derry....
in Derry
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, Brown was invited to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to play for Rochdale A.F.C.
Rochdale A.F.C.
Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...
as a youth. It was here where he fostered a new friendship with fellow Shantallow man, Patrick McCourt
Patrick McCourt
Patrick James "Paddy" McCourt is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a left winger for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Northern Ireland national football team....
. Brown returned home to play for Finn Harps where he had a successful season despite the club being relegated.
Following the disappointment of relegation, Brown joined his hometown club Derry City F.C.
Derry City F.C.
Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...
, where he spent his time mostly in the under-21 team, proving influential in their success. This was shown particularly by his two-goal performance against Shelbourne F.C.'s under-21s
Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....
in the Dr. Tony O'Neill Perpetual Trophy
Under 21 Football League of Ireland
The Under-21 League of Ireland is the now defunct football league in which teams of players, all under 21 years of age, from Irish clubs participated. The league's name was the Dr. Tony O'Neill Under-21 League, and had four divisions or sections for the different provinces of Ireland.-External...
second round. However, Brown has also appeared for the senior team on occasion, being introduced as a late substitute to make his debut against Drogheda United F.C. towards the end of the 2006 season.
He returned to his former club Finn Harps at the beginning of the 2007 season http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/features/eircomleague/first/finnharps.html. Scored 2 league goals for Harps in 2007 http://eleven-a-side.com/statistics/first_scorers.asp. He then signed for north Belfast club Crusaders
Crusaders F.C.
Crusaders Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish association football club, playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1898, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Seaview. Club colours are red and black. The current manager is Stephen Baxter, appointed in 2005...
later that year, playing and scoring in the CIS Cup Final of the 2007/2008 season against Linfield
Linfield F.C.
Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team....
which Crusaders would go on to lose 3-2. In 2008 after reported disagreements between the Crusaders management and Seamus with regard to his 'attitude' Crusaders FC decided to release him from his contract.