James Brown
Defender · St Patrick's Athl. · №23
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
St Patrick's Athl.
Waterford
Premier Division
|
0:2 | |
Drogheda United
St Patrick's Athl.
Premier Division
|
0:2 | |
Shelbourne
St Patrick's Athl.
Premier Division
|
1:2 | |
St Patrick's Athl.
Derry City
Premier Division
|
1:1 | |
St Patrick's Athl.
Dundalk
Premier Division
|
1:1 | |
|
St Patrick's Athl.
Drogheda United
Premier Division
|
2:0 | |
|
Drogheda United
St Patrick's Athl.
Premier Division
|
1:3 | |
St Patrick's Athl.
Shamrock Rovers
Premier Division
|
0:1 | |
|
Dundalk
St Patrick's Athl.
Premier Division
|
2:0 | |
St Patrick's Athl.
Sligo Rovers
Premier Division
|
4:1 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Premier Division | 2026 | 16 |
About the player
James Brown returned to the League of Ireland in February 2026, signing a long-term contract with St Patrick's Athletic. The Dublin-born right-back started out at Shelbourne, where he made 33 league appearances between 2016 and 2018, before a move to Drogheda United proved the making of him: he won the League of Ireland First Division title in 2020, was named in that season's PFAI First Division Team of the Year, took Drogheda's Supporters' Player of the Year award, and made the PFAI Premier Division Team of the Year in 2021.
That run earned him a free transfer to Blackburn Rovers in January 2022, a single appearance for Blackburn was followed by loan spells at Stockport County and Doncaster Rovers. He returned to Ireland in July 2023 with Ross County, making 58 league appearances and scoring once across two seasons, then joined Kilmarnock in August 2025 before coming back to the League of Ireland with St Patrick's Athletic.
By August 2026, Brown had made 27 league appearances for the club, with three assists to his name. His goal on 9 August 2026 carried extra weight: it came against Shelbourne, the club where he began his career, in a 2–1 win.
Career path
- 2026 — now Kilmarnock 16 matches
- 2026 Kilmarnock FC B 1 match
- 2026 St Patrick's Athl. 29 matches
- 2024 — 2025 Ross County FC 73 matches
- 2023 Doncaster Rovers 17 matches
- 2023 Stockport County 22 matches
- 2022 — 2023 Blackburn Rovers U21 8 matches
- 2022 Blackburn 1 match
- 2019 — 2021 Drogheda United 83 matches
- 2016 — 2018 Shelbourne 42 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Kilmarnock | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 206 |
| 25/26 | Kilmarnock | Scottish League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| 25/26 | Kilmarnock FC B | Scottish Challenge Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 24/25 | Ross County FC | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 684 |
| 24/25 | Ross County FC | Scottish League Cup | 5 | 1 | 3 | 375 |
| 24/25 | Ross County FC | Scottish Premiership Relegation Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 24/25 | Ross County FC | Scottish FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 23/24 | Ross County FC | Scottish Premiership | 29 | 1 | 2 | 2 157 |
| 23/24 | Ross County FC | Scottish League Cup | 6 | 1 | 1 | 450 |
| 23/24 | Ross County FC | Scottish Premiership Relegation Round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 107 |
| 23/24 | Ross County FC | Scottish Premiership Play-offs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168 |
| 23/24 | Ross County FC | Scottish FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 22/23 | Doncaster Rovers | League Two | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 365 |
| 22/23 | Stockport County | League Two | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 086 |
| 22/23 | Stockport County | EFL Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 22/23 | Stockport County | FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 22/23 | Stockport County | EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 158 |
| 22/23 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | Premier League 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 22/23 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | Premier League International Cup U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 21/22 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | Premier League 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 477 |
| 21/22 | Blackburn | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2026 | St Patrick's Athl. | League of Ireland Premier Division | 27 | 1 | 5 | 2 180 |
| 2026 | St Patrick's Athl. | FAI Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| 2021 | Drogheda United | League of Ireland Premier Division | 34 | 1 | 6 | 3 037 |
| 2021 | Drogheda United | FAI Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 2020 | Drogheda United | League of Ireland First Division | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 573 |
| 2020 | Drogheda United | FAI Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2019 | Drogheda United | League of Ireland First Division | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 988 |
| 2019 | Drogheda United | League of Ireland Play-Offs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2019 | Drogheda United | FAI Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2019 | Drogheda United | League of Ireland Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2018 | Shelbourne | League of Ireland First Division | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 440 |
| 2018 | Shelbourne | Leinster Senior Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
| 2017 | Shelbourne | League of Ireland First Division | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 002 |
| 2017 | Shelbourne | Leinster Senior Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 255 |
| 2017 | Shelbourne | FAI Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2017 | Shelbourne | League of Ireland Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2016 | Shelbourne | League of Ireland First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
| Total | Drogheda United | 83 | 2 | 13 | 7 308 | |
| Total | Ross County FC | 73 | 3 | 6 | 5 168 |
Transfers
Transfers- 25/26 Kilmarnock St. Pat's
- 25/26 Ross County FC Kilmarnock
- 23/24 Blackburn Ross County FC
- 22/23 Doncaster Blackburn
- 22/23 Blackburn Doncaster
- 22/23 Stockport Blackburn
- 22/23 Blackburn Stockport
- 21/22 Drogheda United Blackburn
- 18/19 Shelbourne Drogheda United
- 15/16 Shels Academy Shelbourne
