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Which team did the player Grant Brown belong to from 1988 to 1989?
Grant Brown Grant Ashley Brown ( born 19 November 1969 ) is an English former professional footballer who is the FootballCV academy manager . As a player , he was a defender from 1988 to 2006 , notably making 407 league appearances for Lincoln City between 1989 and 2002 . He also played in the Football League for Leicester City prior to his move to Lincoln . After his departure from Sincil Bank he went on to spend the last four years of his career playing Non-league football for Telford United , Alfreton Town , Worksop Town and Grantham Town . He returned to Lincoln in 2005 as a part-time youth coach whilst still a player with Grantham and at the end of the season he rejoined the Imps on a full-time coaching basis . He has since held the position of both Head of Youth and Assistant manager , as well as being in caretaker charge of the first team on three separate occasions . Playing career . After beginning his professional career with Leicester City in 1988 , he made 14 appearances for the Foxes before then Lincoln City manager Colin Murphy persuaded him to join the team at Sincil Bank . Between 1989 and 2002 , Grant went on to make a club record 407 league appearances for The Imps , scoring 15 goals . With Lincoln heading into administration , cost-cutting measures saw Brown join four other experienced first-team players in being released at the culmination of the 2001–02 season . In July 2002 , Brown agreed a one-year contract to join Telford United . He spent a season with Telford before spending a further two seasons with Alfreton Town . Coaching career . In July 2005 , Grant agreed a deal to join Worksop Town for the 2005–06 season . However , in August 2005 he was appointed Youth Team Coach at Lincoln City , a role which was incompatible with the training requirements at Worksop and so Brown was allowed to cancel his agreement with Worksop and sign instead for Grantham Town . He would spend a season with Grantham before the increasing commitments at Lincoln bought his playing career to an end at the age of 36 . When John Schofield and John Deehan were sacked by Lincoln City on 15 October 2007 following a disappointing start to the 2007–08 season culminating in a 4–0 defeat away to Paul Inces league leaders , Milton Keynes Dons , Brown was appointed caretaker manager until the appointment of Peter Jackson . Following Jacksons appointment , Brown remained a presence on the bench at first team matches and , when Jackson underwent treatment for throat cancer , Brown assisted Lincolns temporary manager Iffy Onuora . In the 2008–09 season , Brown reverted to his role with the youth team with Simon Clark moving into a first team coaching role . In July 2009 , Brown was promoted to Assistant Head of Youth at the club and in June 2010 succeeded Tom Spall as the Head of Youth , agreeing a two-year contract with the club . He took over as caretaker manager for a second period on 10 October 2011 following the sacking of Steve Tilson . He remained in charge until 24 October when David Holdsworth was appointed . On 3 November 2014 he was once again appointed caretaker manager following the dismissal of Gary Simpson . Following the departure of manager Chris Moyses at the end of the 2015–16 season , Brown left the club on 25 June 2016 . He was appointed academy manager at FCV International Football Academy in July 2016 . External links . - Lincoln City F.C . profile - Grantham Town F.C . profile