Scott Brown

Early career

Born in Runcorn, Cheshire, Brown progressed through the Everton youth system, having joined the club at under-nines level. He was part of the team that reached the 2002 FA Youth Cup final, which Everton lost 4–2 on aggregate to Aston Villa. After not making a senior appearance for the club he was released in 2004. He then joined Port Vale on trial in July 2004, under manager Martin Foyle, but was not signed to the club on a permanent contract.

Bristol City

In August 2004, he turned professional when he signed for Bristol City when Brian Tinnion offered him an initial three-month contract. In October 2005, Brown and City teammates David Partridge and Bradley Orr were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder after an incident in a nightclub. They were later charged with affray, as was teammate Steve Brooker. Brown denied the offence but admitted the lesser charge of a section 4 public-order offence. His three teammates were sent to prison. Brown escaped this punishment and instead was given 120 hours' community service for his part in the drunken brawl.

Cheltenham Town (loan)

He was voted the Professional Footballers' Association Fans' Player of the Month for September 2006. Brown joined fellow League One club Cheltenham Town in January 2007. He broke his leg in a collision with teammate Damian Spencer in a match against his former team and was ruled out for the rest of the 2006–07 season. His full recovery from the double leg…

Brown made his debut for the England under-15 team in the 1–0 defeat to Northern Ireland on 29 October 2000 in the Victory Shield. He earned two more caps for the under-15s, appearing in matches against the Netherlands and Germany in February 2001. His debut for the under-17 team came in a 2–1 defeat to Italy in a friendly on 12 July. Brown made nine appearances for England at this level, with his last cap coming in a 4–1 victory over Spain in the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship third place play-off on 10 May 2002. He made his under-18 debut as a 46th-minute substitute in England's 4–0 victory over Tunisia on 14 November. He made two appearances for England at the 2003 Meridian Cup, playing against Burkina Faso and Egypt during February 2003, meaning he was capped three times by England at this level. Brown made his debut for the under-19s on 20 September against Liechtenstein in a 2–0 victory, before scoring his first England goal in the following match two days later, with the fourth goal of a 4–0 victory over Andorra. He went on to be capped seven times at under-19 level, scoring two goals.

Everton

FA Youth Cup runner-up: 2001–02 Bristol City

Football League One second-place promotion: 2006–07 York City

Conference Premier play-offs: 2012 Chester

Conference North: 2012–13 Cheshire Senior Cup: 2012–13 Accrington Stanley

EFL League Two: 2017–18 Individual

Southport Player of the Year: 2013–14