Jason Brown (footballer) 4830543 225460557 2008-07-13T20:30:15Z Tombo1984 4989372 {{otherpeople2|Jason Brown}} {{Football player infobox | playername = Jason Brown | image = | fullname = Jason Roy Brown | nickname = | dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1982|5|18}} | cityofbirth = [[Southwark]] | countryofbirth = [[England]] | height = {{height|feet=5|inches=11}} | weight = 13.03 | currentclub = [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] | clubnumber= 32 | position = [[Goalkeeper]] | youthyears = 2000-2001 | youthclubs = [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] | years = 2001-2006<br/>2006- | clubs = [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]<br/>[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] | caps(goals) = 126 (0)<br/>{{0}}{{0}}1 (0) | nationalyears = 2002-2004<br/>2006- | nationalteam = [[Wales national under-21 football team|Wales U21]]<br/>[[Wales national football team|Wales]] | nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}{{0}}7 (0)<br/>{{0}}{{0}}2 (0) | pcupdate = October 2 [[2006]] | ntupdate = November 15 [[2006]] }} '''Jason Roy Brown''' (born [[18 May]] [[1982]] in [[Southwark]], [[England]]) is a [[Wales|Welsh]] [[football (soccer)|football]] [[Goalkeeper (football)|goalkeeper]] currently playing for [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]. At 5'11" he is comparatively short for a goalkeeper, but what he lacks in height, he makes up for with his positioning and shot-stopping abilities. Brown started his career at [[FA Premier League|Premiership]] side [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] where he came through the youth system. With competition for places strong at [[The Valley (stadium)|The Valley]] he moved to Gillingham following a successful trial shortly before [[Transfer window|transfer deadline day]] in the [[2001-02 in English football|2001/02 season]]. Although he started on the bench for Gillingham, some poor performances by the number one goalkeeper at Gillingham at the time, [[Vince Bartram]], meant that Brown started the final 10 games of the season. His steady manner, shot-stopping and steady kicking meant that he was soon established as the number one keeper. During the [[2002-03 in English football|2002/03 season]] Brown notched up 44 starts in all competitions as he was firmly established as the Gills number one. During the season, Brown gained international recognition as he won his first [[Wales national under-21 football team|Wales U-21]] cap. Injury and lack of form meant that Brown did not make as many appearance as he liked over the next two seasons, although he still managed 38 league starts in those two seasons. Brown slapped in a transfer request to the disappointment of Gills' fans, although the request was later withdrawn. At the beginning of the [[2005-06 in English football|2005/06 season]] with the Gills recently relegated to [[Football League One|League One]], Brown's time at Gillingham appeared to be numbered as the then manager [[Neale Cooper]] signed established goalkeeper [[Tony Bullock]] from [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] side [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]. However, Bullock sustained a knee injury in pre-season which left the door open for Brown who duly performed well to cement his place in the team. Brown's good form was rewarded with a call-up to the [[Wales national football team|full Welsh squad]], although he was only named on the bench and did not play. Neale Cooper's departure in November 2005 spelt the end for Bullock who was duly sold to [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] in January 2006 by [[Ronnie Jepson]]. By the end of the [[2005-06 in English football|2005/06 season]] Brown had once again re-established himself as the Gills' first-choice goalkeeper. During the same season Brown was also involved in controversy when he reported racial abuse he had suffered from fans during a match at [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] to the FA, and later stated in an interview that the Association had taken no action, claiming that they "had stuck it in a big file and got on with worrying about what [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]] is having for dinner" [http://www.kickitout.org/index.php?id=9&StoryID=2537] Jason Brown was voted the fans' player of the year for his performances during the [[2005-06 in English football|2005/06 season]] and was named in the [[Wales national football team|Wales]] team for a friendly against a [[Basque football team|Basque XI]] on May 20th, although he ended up pulling out of the match due to his wife giving birth. Brown eventually made his full Welsh debut in the firendly against [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] on May 27th 2006 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/5004566.stm]. Brown signed for [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] on 26th June [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/5094320.stm] and is Blackburn's second choice keeper. He made his debut for Blackburn on 1st October as a substitute in a 2-1 win over [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] and saved a penalty. ==External links== *{{soccerbase|id=24383|name=Jason Brown}} {{Blackburn Rovers F.C. squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Jason}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Welsh footballers]] [[Category:Wales international footballers]] [[Category:English-born footballers who played for other national teams]] [[Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. players]] [[Category:Charlton Athletic F.C. players]] [[Category:Gillingham F.C. players]] [[Category:Premier League players]] [[Category:The Football League players]] [[Category:Wales under-21 international footballers]] [[Category:English-born footballers who played for Wales]] [[ar:جاسون براون]] [[de:Jason Brown (Fußballspieler)]] [[it:Jason Brown (calcio)]] [[ja:ジェイソン・ブラウン]] [[no:Jason Brown]]