Career
He made over 300 Football League appearances in total, playing for in two spells, Norwich City and Fulham. He managed Colchester United between 1987 and 1988. Brown, born in Tamworth, began his career with local club Dosthill Rovers, later moving to Bolehall Swifts, before joining Walsall as an apprentice in 1970, but failed to earn a contract with the club
Following this, he joined Paget Rangers and then moved to Leamington after becoming a production manager at an engineering firm based in the town.
In February 1978, Brown was signed by John Benson at following the recommendation to him by Harry Redknapp after he had played alongside Brown at Leamington after a spell in the United States of America with Seattle Sounders. He signed for a fee of £10,000, breaking the pro ranks at the age of 25.
He made 63 league appearances for the Cherries, scoring three times before earning an £85,000 transfer to First Division club Norwich City in July 1979, following manager John Bond. During his stint with City, Brown accumulated 21 appearances in all competitions prior to being sold to Fulham in March 1980 for £100,000, helping the club to an impressive 12th position in the league.
On his debut against Chelsea, Brown was injured, but he went on to become a fans favourite, leading the side to promotion to the Second Division in 1981-1982 and scoring the winning goal against Lincoln City to seal promotion.
He made 141 appearances and scored 18 times for the Cottagers. In December 1983, Brown returned to Dean Court for a second spell with, signed by then-rookie manager Harry Redknapp for £35,000. The side were struggling in the Third Division at the time as he played an important central defensive role to keep the United stars at bay.
Brown began his managerial career while with Poole Town, becoming player-manager during the 1986-1987 season.
He was then signed to become manager of Colchester United in November 1987 following the sensational sacking of previous manager Mike Walker when the side were joint-top of the Fourth Division. Brown brought in his own players during the summer, only for the team to collapse to an 8–0 away defeat to Leyton Orient on 15 October 1988.
Following this result, the U"s record defeat, Brown was promptly sacked. Roger Brown died on 17 August 2011 aged 58 after a long battle with cancer.