Brown was born in
Lewes,
East Sussex. He later played
non-league football for clubs including
Margate,
Haywards Heath Town,
Ringmer,
Southwick and
Burgess Hill Town, and went on to coach children in the Lewes area. Brown was one of six brothers who all played football; two of the six,
Alan and
Irvin, also played at Football League level. ==Honours==