He has since held the position of both Head of Youth and Assistant manager, as well as being in caretaker charge of the first team on three separate occasions.
With Lincoln heading into administration, cost-cutting measures saw Brown join four other experienced first-team players in being released at the culmination of the 2001–02 season.
[6] He would spend a season with Grantham before the increasing commitments at Lincoln bought his playing career to an end at the age of 36.
When John Schofield and John Deehan were sacked by Lincoln City on 15 October 2007 following a disappointing start to the 2007–08 season culminating in a 4–0 defeat away to Paul Ince's league leaders, Milton Keynes Dons, Brown was appointed caretaker manager until the appointment of Peter Jackson.
[13] Following the departure of manager Chris Moyses at the end of the 2015–16 season, Brown left the club on 25 June 2016.