James Peter Brown (born 3 January 1987) is an English retired footballer who played as a winger.

Brown's career was ravaged by injuries and he retired from professional football aged 27,[2] following this he played part-time for Northern Premier League side Whitby Town for two seasons.

James Brown was included on the substitutes bench for Hartlepool's match against AFC Bournemouth on the last day of the 2004–05 season.

However, during pre-season, Brown ruptured his cruciate ligament against Hibernian and missed the majority of the subsequent season.

On 6 May 2006, Brown made his comeback from injury by making his debut for the club, coming off the bench to score in the 1–1 draw with Port Vale at Victoria Park.

[4][5] The Daily Record reported that Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City and Wolverhampton Wanderers were also monitoring Brown's progress.

[12] Aged 27, Brown retired from professional football in November 2014 due to a persistent knee injury.

We had a good session last Thursday and he was the best player – sticking the ball in the net, scoring goals you wouldn't believe.