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Which team did Jim Brown (footballer, born 1952) play for from 1983 to 1989?
Jim Brown ( footballer , born 1952 ) James Grady Brown ( born 11 May 1952 ) is a Scottish former professional footballer , who played as a goalkeeper . During his career , he made over 300 appearances in the Football League and spent four years in the North American Soccer League playing for the Detroit Express , Washington Diplomats and Chicago Sting . He also gained one cap for Scotland in 1975 . Early life . As a teenager , Brown attended St . Ambrose High School in Lanarkshire . Club career . Brown began his career at Albion Rovers , appearing over 100 times for the club after making his debut at the age of 16 . In 1972 , he played in a pre-season friendly against Chesterfield and impressed the clubs management . Several months later , in December 1972 , he joined the club , turning down a move to Brighton & Hove Albion . He quickly established himself in the first-team and attracted the attention of First Division side Sheffield United , joining the Blades on the final day of the transfer window in the 1973–74 season . He went on to spend five years at Bramall Lane , winning the clubs player of the year award in 1975 , before moving to the North American Soccer League with Detroit Express in 1979 . He returned to Britain in 1982 , spending a brief time at Cardiff City before joining Kettering Town as cover for the injured Steve Conroy . He made his league debut for the Poppies in 3–2 defeat to Frickley Athletic and made 18 appearances during the 1982–83 season . At the start of the following season , he rejoined Chesterfield as the club began suffering a financial crisis . He competed with Chris Marples for the starting spot for several years before Marples departure to Stockport County in 1987 . Several years after officially retiring Brown was named as a substitute on two occasions in his forties , the 1995 Football League Third Division play-off Final and the first round of the FA Cup in 1997 , at the age of 45 . International career . Having represented Scotland at under-23 , Brown was called up for several matches in the British Home Championship as understudy to Stewart Kennedy . When Kennedy suffered an ankle injury during a defeat to England and was unable to recover for the following match against Romania at Stadionul Național in Bucharest during qualifying for UEFA Euro 1976 , handing Brown his first cap . The match , played in front of 80,000 fans , ended in a 1–1 draw . Later life . Since 1986 , he has been the commercial manager at Chesterfield . During his time in the role , Brown , along with three other members of staff , began keeping records of the clubs financial activity under chairman Darren Brown after becoming concerned about his business practices . He later testified in front of a Football League panel against the then chairman and the records were eventually used to help convict Darren Brown of fraud in 2005 , being sentenced to four years in prison . Brown later stated we knew the proper way to run the club . In the very first week , Darren Brown was paying money out with no invoices , so we began to keep a log. [ ... ] We had to stand up in front of Darren Brown and tell the truth , which we did to get Brown out and save the club . He also helped the club in a number of other capacities , including running the club lottery and writing the match programmes .