On returning to Liverpool, Brown found her old club relegated and languishing in the Premier League Northern Division. She qualified as a PE Teacher at Liverpool John Moores University and joined Everton Ladies in January 2003: "Everton were in the top division so I thought, 'change codes here, go to the Blues.'" She spent the 2003 summer season playing in Iceland, returning to Everton in August 2003. In December 2003 Brown suffered a serious knee injury that kept her out of the game until June 2005.