David Brown (footballer, born 1978) David Brown (footballer, born 1978) David Alistair Brown (born 2 October 1978) is an English footballer who last played for Conference National side Wrexham as a striker. Born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, Brown began his career with Oldham Athletic, but signed for Manchester United as an apprentice in July 1995. However, the method by which United signed Brown was deemed to have been against Football Association regulations, and the club was fined £20,000. He turned professional in August 1997, but failed to break into the first team at Old Trafford. In March 1998 he joined Hull City on loan until
Steve Brown (footballer, born 1973) Steve Brown (footballer, born 1973) Steven Robert "Steve" Brown (born 6 December 1973) is an English former professional footballer. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League. He started his career at his home town club Southend United but he was released in May 1993 and moved to their Essex rivals Colchester United, where he became the club's top scorer in the 1993-94 season. In March 1995 he moved to Gillingham in a swap with Robbie Reinelt. He did