Jonny Brain
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Jonathon Robert "Jonny" Brain (born 11 February 1983) is an English
football goalkeeper who plays for Nantwich Town
in the Northern Premier League Premier Division
.
A former Carlisle United
trainee, he joined Newcastle United
in 1999. He moved on to Port Vale
in 2003, never having played for Newcastle or Carlisle. Three years later he transferred to Macclesfield Town
, where he became the first choice keeper. Following this he spent the 2010–11 campaign with Walsall
. He then entered the non-league scene with Nantwich Town.
, Brain started his career with Carlisle United
, before moving on to Newcastle United
in 1999. He never played a game for United, and in August 2002 returned to Third Division
Carlisle on a month-to-month contract. Never playing for Carlisle either, he was instead signed by Brian Horton
for Second Division
Port Vale
in August 2003, giving up his job as a sports instructor at a holiday park in the process.
He went on to make 36 appearances in 2003–04
, with the club's regular keeper Mark Goodlad
out injured. He played 32 games in the inaugural season
of League One
. He was limited to a single Football League Trophy
appearance in 2005–06
, as the club's #1 Goodlad enjoyed his first injury-free season since Brain's arrival.
In June 2006 he was once more signed by Horton, who had since taken up the management position at Macclesfield Town
. After playing just nine league games for his new club, Brain suffered a broken
leg on 25 November 2006, after colliding with Andrew Teague
(who also broke his leg) in a game against Stockport County
, and was ruled out for the rest of the season.
Initially turning down a new contract, he was given a short-term contract at the start of the 2007–08 season, and went on to make a successful return from his injury to reclaim his place as Macclesfield's first choice goalkeeper, making thirty appearances in all competitions. At the end of the season manager Keith Alexander
offered Brain a three year contract, which he signed.
In 2008–09 he played 52 games to became only the third player in the club's history to enjoy an ever-present campaign in the Football League. At the end of the 2009–10
season he was given the club's Player of the Year award, and was also named in the League Two
Team of the Week for the last week of March, but was released by the club after turning down a new contract.
He signed a one-year deal with Walsall
in June 2010. He started off the 2010–11 season as first choice goalkeeper, before losing his place to club legend Jimmy Walker, who was re-signed in October 2010. Brain vowed to win his first team place back off the 37 year old, who was signed after a poor start to the season by Brain. At the end of the campaign Brain as released, whilst Walker was offered a new deal.
Brain joined Nantwich Town
in the Northern Premier League Premier Division
for the 2011–12
season. He helped the "Dabbers" to the FA Cup
First Round
for the first time in the club's history in 2011, at which point they were eliminated by League One Milton Keynes Dons
.
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|2000–01
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|2001–02
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|2002–03||Carlisle United
||Third Division
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|2003–04
||Port Vale
||Second Division
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|2004–05
||Port Vale
||League One
||27||0||2||0||1||0||32||0
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|2005–06
||Port Vale
||League One
||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
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|2006–07||Macclesfield Town
||League Two
||9||0||2||0||1||0||13||0
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|2007–08||Macclesfield Town
||League Two
||29||0||0||0||0||0||30||0
|-
|2008–09||Macclesfield Town
||League Two
||46||0||3||0||2||0||52||0
|-
|2009–10
||Macclesfield Town
||League Two
||41||0||0||0||1||0||43||0
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|2010–11
||Walsall
||League One
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200||0||10||0||6||0||225||0
200||0||10||0||6||0||225||0
Notes:
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
football goalkeeper who plays for Nantwich Town
Nantwich Town F.C.
Nantwich Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1884 and is nicknamed The Dabbers. The club is currently a member of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, with home matches played at the Weaver Stadium.Nantwich...
in the Northern Premier League Premier Division
Northern Premier League Premier Division
The Premier Division is the top division of the Northern Premier League. It is at Step 3 of the National League System, placing it six divisions below the Premier League...
.
A former Carlisle United
Carlisle United F.C.
Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....
trainee, he joined Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
in 1999. He moved on to Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
in 2003, never having played for Newcastle or Carlisle. Three years later he transferred to Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
, where he became the first choice keeper. Following this he spent the 2010–11 campaign with Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
. He then entered the non-league scene with Nantwich Town.
Playing career
Born in Carlisle, CumbriaCumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, Brain started his career with Carlisle United
Carlisle United F.C.
Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....
, before moving on to Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
in 1999. He never played a game for United, and in August 2002 returned to Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
Carlisle on a month-to-month contract. Never playing for Carlisle either, he was instead signed by Brian Horton
Brian Horton
Brian Horton is an English former footballer and manager, who is working as Phil Brown's assistant at Preston North End.Horton played for Hednesford Town, Port Vale, Brighton & Hove Albion, Luton Town and Hull City as a midfielder...
for Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
in August 2003, giving up his job as a sports instructor at a holiday park in the process.
He went on to make 36 appearances in 2003–04
2003–04 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2003–04 season was Port Vale's ninety-second season of football in the Football League, and fourth successive season in the Second Division. Brian Horton resigned in February, and was replaced by Martin Foyle. Vale fought for promotion, but finished outside the play-off zone on goal difference...
, with the club's regular keeper Mark Goodlad
Mark Goodlad
Mark Goodlad is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Leaving Nottingham Forest for Port Vale in 2000 , he became the Vale's first choice keeper for a number of seasons until he was forced to retire due to injury in 2008...
out injured. He played 32 games in the inaugural season
2004–05 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2004–05 season was Port Vale's ninety-third season of football in the Football League, and first in the newly created League One. Martin Foyle's first full season in charge, Vale survived a relegation dogfight to finish in eighteenth place...
of League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
. He was limited to a single Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
appearance in 2005–06
2005–06 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2005–06 season was Port Vale's ninety-fourth season of football in the Football League, and second successive season in League One. They finished in mid-table, and exited the League Cup at the First Round and the League Trophy at the Second Round. In the FA Cup, Vale made it to the Fourth...
, as the club's #1 Goodlad enjoyed his first injury-free season since Brain's arrival.
In June 2006 he was once more signed by Horton, who had since taken up the management position at Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
. After playing just nine league games for his new club, Brain suffered a broken
Bone fracture
A bone fracture is a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone...
leg on 25 November 2006, after colliding with Andrew Teague
Andrew Teague
Andrew Harry Teague is a former professional footballer and currently playing for Lancaster City F.C...
(who also broke his leg) in a game against Stockport County
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
, and was ruled out for the rest of the season.
Initially turning down a new contract, he was given a short-term contract at the start of the 2007–08 season, and went on to make a successful return from his injury to reclaim his place as Macclesfield's first choice goalkeeper, making thirty appearances in all competitions. At the end of the season manager Keith Alexander
Keith Alexander (footballer)
Keith Alexander was a Saint Lucian footballer and manager. Born in Nottingham, England, he was the manager of League Two side Macclesfield Town at the time of his death, in a career that included international appearances for Saint Lucia. Alexander played for a whole host of lower league football...
offered Brain a three year contract, which he signed.
In 2008–09 he played 52 games to became only the third player in the club's history to enjoy an ever-present campaign in the Football League. At the end of the 2009–10
2009–10 Football League
The Football League 2009–10, called the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the 110th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2009 and concluded in May 2010, with the promotion play-off finals. The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The...
season he was given the club's Player of the Year award, and was also named in the League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
Team of the Week for the last week of March, but was released by the club after turning down a new contract.
He signed a one-year deal with Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
in June 2010. He started off the 2010–11 season as first choice goalkeeper, before losing his place to club legend Jimmy Walker, who was re-signed in October 2010. Brain vowed to win his first team place back off the 37 year old, who was signed after a poor start to the season by Brain. At the end of the campaign Brain as released, whilst Walker was offered a new deal.
Brain joined Nantwich Town
Nantwich Town F.C.
Nantwich Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1884 and is nicknamed The Dabbers. The club is currently a member of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, with home matches played at the Weaver Stadium.Nantwich...
in the Northern Premier League Premier Division
Northern Premier League Premier Division
The Premier Division is the top division of the Northern Premier League. It is at Step 3 of the National League System, placing it six divisions below the Premier League...
for the 2011–12
2011–12 Northern Premier League
The 2011–12 season is the 44th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the fifth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.The League sponsors for 2011–12 are Evo-Stik...
season. He helped the "Dabbers" to the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
First Round
2011–12 FA Cup
The 2011–12 FA Cup will be the 131st season of the world's oldest association football knock-out competition. The closing date for applications was 1 April 2011, and saw 825 clubs apply to enter...
for the first time in the club's history in 2011, at which point they were eliminated by League One Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
.Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire...
.
Statistics
|-|1999–2000
1999–2000 Newcastle United F.C. season
This article covers the squad and match results for Newcastle United's 1999-2000 season. During the season, Newcastle United competed in the FA Premier League .-Season summary:...
||Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
||Premier League||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
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|2000–01
2000–01 Newcastle United F.C. season
During the 2000–01 English football season, Newcastle United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. This article covers the squad and match results for that season.-Season summary:...
||Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
||Premier League||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
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|2001–02
2001–02 Newcastle United F.C. season
-Season summary:Sir Bobby Robson felt that his side could aim for eighth place in the final table as the season began, but they were soon looking like unlikely contenders for the Premiership title. This brought renewed hope for the club after four seasons of struggle, though in the end Newcastle...
||Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
||Premier League||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|2002–03||Carlisle United
Carlisle United F.C.
Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....
||Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
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|-
|2003–04
2003–04 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2003–04 season was Port Vale's ninety-second season of football in the Football League, and fourth successive season in the Second Division. Brian Horton resigned in February, and was replaced by Martin Foyle. Vale fought for promotion, but finished outside the play-off zone on goal difference...
||Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
||Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
||32||0||3||0||0||0||36||0
|-
|2004–05
2004–05 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2004–05 season was Port Vale's ninety-third season of football in the Football League, and first in the newly created League One. Martin Foyle's first full season in charge, Vale survived a relegation dogfight to finish in eighteenth place...
||Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||27||0||2||0||1||0||32||0
|-
|2005–06
2005–06 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2005–06 season was Port Vale's ninety-fourth season of football in the Football League, and second successive season in League One. They finished in mid-table, and exited the League Cup at the First Round and the League Trophy at the Second Round. In the FA Cup, Vale made it to the Fourth...
||Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|2006–07||Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
||League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||9||0||2||0||1||0||13||0
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|2007–08||Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
||League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||29||0||0||0||0||0||30||0
|-
|2008–09||Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
||League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||46||0||3||0||2||0||52||0
|-
|2009–10
2009–10 Football League
The Football League 2009–10, called the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the 110th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2009 and concluded in May 2010, with the promotion play-off finals. The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The...
||Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
||League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||41||0||0||0||1||0||43||0
|-
|2010–11
2010–11 Walsall F.C. season
-Npower League One:-FA Cup:-Carling Cup:-Johnstone Paint Trophy:...
||Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
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200||0||10||0||6||0||225||0
200||0||10||0||6||0||225||0
Notes:
- Football League TrophyFootball League TrophyThe Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
results included in totals. - Nantwich TownNantwich Town F.C.Nantwich Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1884 and is nicknamed The Dabbers. The club is currently a member of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, with home matches played at the Weaver Stadium.Nantwich...
statistics unknown.
Honours
Individual- Macclesfield TownMacclesfield Town F.C.Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
Player of the Year: 2009–102009–10 Football LeagueThe Football League 2009–10, called the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the 110th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2009 and concluded in May 2010, with the promotion play-off finals. The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The...