James Peter Brown
3rd January 1987 in Cramlington
Period at Club
Playing Record *
142 Starts + 58 Subs = 200 Games (rank 50th)
37 Goals (rank 33rd)
Striker James Brown was playing for Cramlington Boys Club when he was offered a trial at Hartlepool in 2004. He grabbed the chance with both hands, scoring 31 goals for the youth team including a hat-trick in their Dallas Cup campaign. He was rewarded with a professional contract at the end of the season and was named on the bench for the last game of the league season at Bournemouth. A promising preseason in 2005 was spoiled when he was carried off in a game at Hibernian after sustaining ligament damage, an injury that kept him out of the game for around 9 months. When he returned it was too late to have any impact on the club`s unsuccessful relegation fight.
After scoring twice in Micky Barron`s testimonial game against Leeds in the summer of 2006, Brown found himself in the first team for the beginning of the League Two campaign. It took him a while to establish himself as the team struggled but, after being switched to the right wing by Danny Wilson, he started every game in the second half of the season as Pools surged to promotion. A disappointing season followed for the team in 2007/08 but Brown`s performances were a highlight. He scored 14 goals from the right wing berth and was an overwhelming winner of the players` Player of the Season award. At the start of the next campaign Danny Wilson announced that Brown would be employed as a striker. He began that season in sparkling form and had eight goals to his name when his season was ended in November by his second serious knee injury, this time to his other knee.
Sadly for player and fans alike, injuries would continue to plague Brown for the remainder of his time at Pools. He started only a third of the matches over the course of his last three seasons, scoring just eight times. His time at the club, which had once looked like being a stepping stone to better things, was ended in May 2012 when he was not offered a new contract.
03 Jan 1987 201 Born in Cramlington
14 Aug 2004 101 Made first appearance for youth team in Youth League match against Grimsby Town [view]
17 Sep 2004 27 Transferred to Pools from Cramlington. Successful six-week trial for youths
20 Oct 2004 101 Made first appearance for reserves in Durham County Cup match against Whickham [view]
06 May 2005 26 Signed pro contract
20 Jul 2005 101 Made first team debut in Friendly match against Middlesbrough [view]
11 Apr 2006 101 Made competitive first team debut in Football League match against Colchester United [view]
10 May 2006 15 Offered new contract
09 May 2008 3 Contract extended. Option taken up
23 Aug 2008 12 Signed new contract
13 May 2011 12 Signed new contract
31 Mar 2012 101 Made last appearance for first team in Football League match against Sheffield United [view]
10 May 2012 22 Released
TOTALS 124 51 29 10 0 18 7 8 0 0 18 6 12 3 1 33
2004/05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 28
2005/06 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 5
2006/07 29 7 6 3 0 3 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
2007/08 31 4 10 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
2009/10 19 13 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0
TOTALS 37 19 18 31 3 0 0
Football League 29 17 12 25 2 0 0
FA Cup 4 0 4 4 0 0 0
League Cup 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
Football League Trophy 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
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2005/06 20 Jul 2005 Friendly Middlesbrough H W 3-0 Sub 0 0 0 #000000 #CCCCCC
2005/06 24 Jul 2005 Friendly York City A W 4-0 Started 1 0 0 #000000 #CCCCCC
2005/06 27 Jul 2005 Friendly Hibernian A L 0-1 Sub 0 0 0 #000000 #CCCCCC
2005/06 11 Apr 2006 Football League Colchester United A L 0-2 Sub 0 0 0 n/a n/a
2005/06 15 Apr 2006 Football League Bristol City H L 1-2 Sub 0 0 0 n/a n/a
2005/06 22 Apr 2006 Football League Nottingham Forest H W 3-2 Sub 0 0 0 n/a n/a
2005/06 06 May 2006 Football League Port Vale H D 1-1 Sub 1 0 0 n/a n/a
2006/07 12 Jul 2006 Friendly TOP Oss A D 1-1 Sub 0 0 0 #000000 #CCCCCC
2006/07 14 Jul 2006 Friendly Den Bosch A D 0-0 Sub 0 0 0 #000000 #CCCCCC
2006/07 22 Jul 2006 Benefit Leeds United H W 2-1 Started 2 0 0 #000000 #FA8072
2006/07 25 Jul 2006 Friendly Carlisle United H D 1-1 Sub 0 0 0 #000000 #CCCCCC
2006/07 05 Aug 2006 Football League Swindon Town H L 0-1 Started 0 0 0 n/a n/a
2006/07 08 Aug 2006 Football League Macclesfield Town A D 0-0 Started 0 1 0 n/a n/a
2006/07 12 Aug 2006 Football League Walsall A L 0-2 Sub 0 0 0 n/a n/a
2006/07 19 Aug 2006 Football League Torquay United H D 1-1 Started 0 0 0 n/a n/a
2006/07 22 Aug 2006 League Cup Burnley A W 1-0 Sub 0 0 0 #000000 #3CB371
2006/07 26 Aug 2006 Football League Hereford A L 1-3 Sub 1 0 0 n/a n/a
2006/07 01 Sep 2006 Football League Boston United H W 2-1 Started 0 0 0 n/a n/a
2006/07 09 Sep 2006 Football League Milton Keynes Dons A D 0-0 Started 0 0 0 n/a n/a
2006/07 12 Sep 2006 Football League Mansfield Town H W 2-0 Started 0 0 0 n/a n/a
Games featuring James Brown as an opposition player
Games featuring James Brown as an opposition manager