[2] He also captained the side on numerous occasions and played in the team that equalled the league record of 12 straight wins whilst in the First Division (now Championship).
[3] After two and a half years, scoring once against Crystal Palace,[4] he retired from the game with a recurrence of an anterior cruciate ligament injury which had ruptured earlier in his career.
[5] Brown then worked as head of football at Ardingly College whilst attaining his UEFA A Licence and led the school's first XI to the quarter-finals of the national cup.
The previous season saw Ebbsfleet win the Kent senior cup and make the playoff final in his first year as a manager.
[6] On 4 March 2015, Brown was announced as the new interim manager of Isthmian Premier Division side Lewes until the end of this season.
[7] After ensuring the Sussex club's survival from relegation after winning 5 of the last 11 games, Brown was appointed Lewes manager on a permanent basis ahead of the 2015–16 season.