Aaron Brown

Bristol City

Born in Bristol, Brown joined his local team Bristol City, at an early age, becoming a trainee and turning professional in August 1998. He had a spell on loan at Exeter City in January 2000 before establishing himself at Ashton Gate and becoming a popular player amongst the Ashton Gate faithful. In 2001 Bristol City turned down an offer of £400,000 for Brown from West Bromwich Albion. In March 2002, Brown received whiplash when he, along with City teammate Kevin Amankwaah, was in a car driven by a former City trainee, Rohan King, that collided with another vehicle. He played as a substitute as Bristol City won the 2003 Football League Trophy Final.

Queens Park Rangers

After recovering from a serious nose injury, Brown felt that it was time to move on to progress his career and he joined Queens Park Rangers in July 2004. His QPR career was plagued with mysterious injuries, and he had loan spells with Torquay United (March to May 2005) and Cheltenham Town (September to October 2005).

Swindon Town

After an unsuccessful trial with Barnsley, Brown joined Swindon Town on loan in November 2005. The deal became permanent in January 2006. Brown thanked the then Swindon boss Iffy Onuora and the club for saving his career. On Brown's return to Ashton Gate, Swindon's relegation was confirmed. With Swindon needing a win, they only managed to produce a draw despite Brown's fine performance which was capped off by an impressive solo goal. During the…

Bristol City

Football League Trophy: 2002–03; runner-up: 1999–2000