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 Forest match was a 1-1 draw at home to Birmingham on 12 January 2016 which saw Forest down to 10 men after David Vaughan sent off with 16 minutes to go.
His last match was a 1-0 home victory for Rotherham against Brentford on 27 February 2016.
Seasons Record:
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Season: |
Matches: |
Yellow Cards: |
Red Cards: |
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2015/16 |
26 |
74 |
2 |
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2014/15 |
34 |
79 |
7 |
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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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22/08/15 |
PNE 1 Ipswich 2 |
Johnson |
3 Y |
Wright; Welsh; Garner |
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07/02/15 |
PNE 1 Coventry 0 |
K.Davies |
None |
None |
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12/08/14 |
Rochdale 0 PNE 2 |
Little; Kilkenny |
1 Y |
Browne |
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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 |
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18/02/12 |
Sheff.Utd. 2 PNE 1 |
Cummins |
3Y |
Brown; Marrow; Cummins |
His assistants are Chris Ackers from South Yorkshire and Marvyn Amphlett from Worcestershire. The fourth official is referee Oliver Langford from West Midlands who took charge of the Lilywhites draw at Derby 0n 2 February 2016.