Michael Brown - Player Profile
| Full Name: | Michael Robert Brown |
| Born: | 25/01/1977 (age 47) |
| Place of Birth: | Hartlepool |
| Nationality: | England |
| Height: | 6 ft 9 in |
| Position: | Midfield |
| First Team Debut: | 18/08/2007 v Sunderland (H) - Barclays Premier League |
| Signed: | 31/07/2007 (Undisclosed | Fulham) |
| Left: | 28/08/2009 (Undisclosed | Portsmouth) |
| International Caps: | England U21 - 4 |
Michael arrived at the JJB Stadium on 31st July 2007 to become manager, Chris Hutchings’ seventh summer signing. He signed a three-year deal with Latics and the fee that Hutchings paid for him was undisclosed. He made his debut later that evening in a 2-0 win against Barnsley at Oakwell in what was Latics’ fifth pre season game.
He was suspended for the first two games of the season due to a punishment whilst playing for the Cottagers and he made his Latics Premiership debut on 18th August 2007 against Sunderland at the JJB Stadium. He entered the field of play as an 82nd minute substitute for Paul Scharner, with Latics already having won the game 3-0 to go to the top of the Premiership for the first time in the club’s history!
Michael made 47+11 League appearances without scoring before signing for Portsmouth on 28th August 2009, with whom he reached that season’s FA Cup Final.
Wigan Athletic Career
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2009-2010 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | |
| 2008-2009 | 18 (7) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 20 (8) | 0 | |
| 2007-2008 | 27 (4) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 29 (5) | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 47 (11) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 51 (13) | 0 | |
