Mark Brown is a taxi driver and has a small share in a private hire car business
He is in his fifth season as a League referee, having been promoted in 2010 after seven years on the line. His early days were in the Hull Sunday League - first, as a winger for Thompson Plastics in division 18, then as a young official learning his fledgling trade with the flag and whistle.
One day he complained to a work colleague about the standard of local refereeing and was told to give it a go and so he did. He decided to quit playing when they had reached division 5 to concentrate on his refereeing.
He rose through the Northern Counties, the UniBond leagues and then the Blue Square North. Scunthorpe United and Oxford United provided him with his first match as an assistant in 2003.
His first match as a referee was a 0-0 draw between Stockport and Wycombe on 14 August 2010. After the game former PNE player, Gareth Ainsworth, the Wycombe captain, came in and said that for his first game he was superb.
In February 2011 Mark Brown was suspended for three weeks by Mike Riley after posting a football-related jokebook on the social networking sites.
It is believed he made a gag about Steven Gerrard and Liverpool’s unlikely chance of winning honours in the 2010/11 season.
His last Rochdale league match was a 3-0 home victory over Plymouth on 18 March 2014 which saw Argyle’s Andres Gurrieri sent off in the 53rd minute. Although he will make his second appearance at Spotland in three weeks as he was in the middle for the recent pre-season home friendly against Middlesbrough.
His last match was a 2-2 draw between Wigan and Reading on 9 August.
Seasons Record:
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Season: |
Matches: |
Yellow Cards: |
Red Cards: |
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2014/15 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
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2013/14 |
32 |
77 |
7 |
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2012/13 |
24 |
61 |
6 |
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2011/12 |
34 |
99 |
6 |
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2010/11 |
25 |
68 |
5 |
Mark Brown & PNE:
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Date: |
Match: |
PNE Goalscorers: |
Cards: |
PNE Cards: |
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25/03/14 |
PNE 3 Peterborough 1 |
Kilkenny; Garner (2) |
4 Y |
Welsh |
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17/08/13 |
PNE 2 MK Dons 2 |
Kay (og); Garner |
1 Y |
Nil |
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29/09/13 |
PNE 3 Yeovil 2 |
Monakana; Beardsley; Burn(og) |
3Y / 1R |
Wright; Keane; Monakana |