5'10.5" 12st.12lb.

b. Nottingham 13 January 1967

Debut 11 September 1991(24y 141d) Final Game 24 March 1993 (26y 70d)

CAREER: Nottingham Forest (sch);Derby County;Ilkeston Town;Sheffield Wednesday Dec'84 (£10,000);Grantham Town Jul'86;Boston United Jan'87;Kettering Town Jul'88 (£500);Blackburn Rovers Sep'90 (£10,000);Maidstone United Feb'91 (loan)[2];Stockport County Mar'95 (free)[1];Blackpool Aug'95[2+1];Kettering Town Dec'95;Stalybridge Celtic;Gainsborough Trinity;Altrincham Mar'97;Netherfield;Ashton United Oct’99;Salford City.

SQUAD NUMBER 15 Aug’93.

FL/PL            26 + 2 apps  - 2 wdn                                             3 ns

FAC       2 apps

FLC       1 + 1 apps                                                              1 ns

FMC     1 app           - 1 wdn

Total  30 + 3 apps   - 3 wdn  + 67m - 126m et 30m     4 ns

When Tony Parkes said that his right back, Richard Brown, reminded him of Djalma Santos the great Brazilian, he was being less fanciful than it appeared. Brown had great skill for a defender, able to bring a high ball under control with one deft flick of the boot and capable of dropping a pin-point pass down the channel. He also lacked concentration and at times let his opponent lose him much too easily. After his career had failed to get underway he had become a printer and it was work commitments that caused complications in his transfer from Kettering. Carefully eased into the team he played well during the club's promotion to the Premier League only to lose his place to David May at the death. Serious health problems then restricted his opportunity and his career once again faded away. In between his spells in non-league football he has coached in Boyle County, Kentucky.  A qualified FA coach he worked for a long time as a senior community sports development officer for Salford City Council. He was also a frequent team member of the Rovers’ veteran team.