Phil Brown (footballer, born 1959)

Phil Brown
Brown in 2005
Personal information
Full name Philip Brown[1]
Date of birth (1959-05-30) 30 May 1959 (age 65)[1]
Place of birth South Shields, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Kidderminster Harriers (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1985 Hartlepool United 217 (8)
1985–1988 Halifax Town 135 (19)
1988–1994 Bolton Wanderers 256 (14)
1994–1996 Blackpool 44 (5)
Total 652 (46)
Managerial career
1999 Bolton Wanderers (caretaker)
2005–2006 Derby County
2006–2010 Hull City
2011 Preston North End
2013–2018 Southend United
2018 Swindon Town
2018–2020 Hyderabad
2021 Southend United
2022 Barrow
2024– Kidderminster Harriers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip Brown (born 30 May 1959) is an English former professional footballer and coach who is currently manager of Kidderminster Harriers.

As a player, Brown was a right-back who made over six hundred league appearances in an eighteen-year career, but never made it to the top flight. However, as a manager, he became the first to lead Hull City to the top division in their 104-year history, winning the Championship play-offs in 2008 after a 1–0 win against Bristol City at Wembley Stadium. He also guided Southend United to promotion from League Two to League One in 2014–15.

Since 2011, Brown has appeared as a match summariser on BBC Radio 5 Live.

  1. ^ a b "Phil Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.