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Old page wikitext, before the edit ($1) `(old_wikitext)`	'{{Use British English\|date=December 2012}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2018}} {{good article}} {{Infobox football biography \| name = Scott Brown \| image = File:1-Scott Brown.jpg \| image_size = 200px \| caption = Brown playing for [[Celtic F.C.\|Celtic]] in 2009 \| fullname = Scott Brown \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1985\|6\|25}}<ref name="BrownCelticProfile" /> \| birth_place = [[Dunfermline]], Scotland<ref name="BrownCelticProfile" /> \| height = {{convert\|1.75\|m\|ftin\|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,,11787_255359,00.html \|title=Scott Brown profile \|publisher=Sky Sports \|accessdate=29 August 2011 \|deadurl=yes \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630162755/http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0%2C%2C11787_255359%2C00.html \|archivedate=30 June 2012 \|df= }}</ref> \| currentclub = [[Celtic F.C.\|Celtic]] \| clubnumber = 8 \| position = [[Midfielder]] \| youthclubs1 = [[Hibernian F.C. Under-20s and Academy\|Hibernian]] \| youthyears1 = 1999–2002 \| years1 = 2002–2007 \| clubs1 = [[Hibernian F.C.\|Hibernian]] \| caps1 = 110 \| goals1 = 13 \| years2 = 2007– \| clubs2 = [[Celtic F.C.\|Celtic]] \| caps2 = 329<!-- League appearances only --> \| goals2 = 26<!-- League goals only --> \| nationalyears1 = 2003–2004 \| nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national under-19 football team\|Scotland U19]] \| nationalcaps1 = 3 \| nationalgoals1 = 3 \| nationalyears2 = 2004–2006 \| nationalteam2 = [[Scotland national under-21 football team\|Scotland U21]] \| nationalcaps2 = 10 \| nationalgoals2 = 0 \| nationalyears3 = 2005–2017 \| nationalteam3 = [[Scotland national football team\|Scotland]] \| nationalcaps3 = 55 \| nationalgoals3 = 4 \| pcupdate = 23:32, 19 December 2018 (UTC) \| ntupdate = 11:18, 26 February 2018 (UTC) }} '''Scott Brown''' (born 25 June 1985) is a Scottish professional [[Association football\|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder#Central midfielder\|central midfielder]] for [[Scottish Premiership]] club [[Celtic F.C.\|Celtic]]. Brown started his career with [[Hibernian F.C.\|Hibernian]], breaking into their first team in 2002. His only trophy with Hibs was the [[2006–07 Scottish League Cup]]; in that season he also won the [[SFWA Young Player of the Year]] award. In May 2007 he moved to Celtic for a fee of £4.4 million, the highest transfer fee paid between two Scottish clubs. In Brown's time with Celtic, the club has dominated Scottish football. He has won 8 Scottish championships, 4 Scottish Cups, and 5 Scottish League Cups, including captaining the club to 7 consecutive championships since 2011–12, and successive [[Treble (association football)\|trebles]] in 2016–17 and 2017–18. He has been Celtic's captain since February 2010, and has made more European appearances for Celtic than any other player. He has won the [[SPFA Players' Player of the Year]] award twice, in 2008–09 and 2017–18, and the [[SFWA Footballer of the Year\|Scottish Footballer of the Year]] award in 2017–18. Brown played for Scotland at [[Scotland national under-19 football team\|under-19]] and [[Scotland national under-21 football team\|under-21]] levels before making his [[Scotland national football team\|full international]] debut in November 2005, aged 20. He did not play for Scotland again until March 2007, but then became a regular in the squad. He scored his first goal for the senior team on 5 September 2009 in a [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)\|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] win against [[Macedonia national football team\|Macedonia]]. In March 2016, he won his 50th cap and was inducted into Scotland's [[International Roll of Honour]]. ==Early life== Brown was born on 25 June 1985 in [[Dunfermline]], Scotland.<ref name="BrownCelticProfile">{{cite web\|url=http://www.celticfc.net/team/26\|title=Scott Brown\|publisher=Celtic F.C.\|accessdate=7 May 2016}}</ref> He grew up in [[Hill of Beath]], a small village in [[Fife]],<ref name="Mummy'sBoy" /> and attended Dalgety Bay Primary School, Hill of Beath Primary School and [[Beath High School]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/sport/football/articles/2007/11/02/16683-scotland-star-scott-brown-speaks-to-the-press/\|title=Scotland star Scott Brown speaks to the Press\|work=Dunfermline Press\|publisher=Forth Weekly Press\|date=2 November 2007\|accessdate=1 October 2011\|deadurl=yes\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329064016/http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/sport/football/articles/2007/11/02/16683-scotland-star-scott-brown-speaks-to-the-press/ \|archivedate=29 March 2012\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/scott-brown-s-schooldays-1-831406\|title=Scott Brown's schooldays \|work=The Scotsman\|publisher=Johnston Publishing\|date=27 February 2009\|accessdate=22 June 2016\|first=Phil\|last=Johnson}}</ref><ref name = "too small"/> Former [[Rangers F.C.\|Rangers]] and [[Scotland national football team\|Scotland]] player [[Jim Baxter]] was also born in the village and a statue to him stands across the road from the house Brown grew up in.<ref name="SlimJim" /> ==Club career== ===Early career=== Brown trained with [[Falkirk F.C.\|Falkirk]] in childhood. [[Rangers F.C.\|Rangers]] also showed an interest, but informed him that he was too small to make the grade.<ref name = "too small">{{cite news\|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+RANGERS+LET+MY+SCOTT+GO+BECAUSE+HE+WAS+SO+WEE%3B+EXCLUSIVE...-a0163414624\|title=Rangers let my Scott go because he was so wee.\|work=Daily Record\|location=Scotland\|publisher=Media Scotland\|date=16 May 2007\|accessdate=1 October 2011\|first=Gary\|last=Ralston}}</ref> He joined [[Hibernian F.C.\|Hibernian]] aged 13,<ref name="Mummy'sBoy">{{cite news\|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-112177428\|title=Brown better off staying a mummy's boy.\|work=Daily Mail\|date=10 January 2004\|accessdate=11 August 2011}}</ref> after he was spotted by their chief scout John Park.<ref name="SlimJim" /> His mother Heather would regularly take Scott to Hibernian training sessions in Edinburgh and [[Motherwell]], where he was coached by [[Gordon Rae]] and [[Keith Wright (footballer)\|Keith Wright]], among others.<ref name="too small" /> ===Hibernian=== Brown signed for [[Hibernian F.C.\|Hibernian]] as a [[professional sports\|professional]] in 2002 and made his debut as a substitute in a 3–1 win against [[Aberdeen F.C.\|Aberdeen]] on 3 May 2003.<ref name=HibsDebut>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/2991239.stm\|title=Hibs outshine Dons\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=3 May 2003\|accessdate=4 January 2010}}</ref> Brown, aged 17, said that "I was very nervous when I went on but that soon disappeared when I got involved in the game." He helped set up all three of Hibs goals in that match.<ref name=SlimJim>{{cite news\|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/top-football-stories/slim-jim-watching-over-hibs-kid-scott-1-878028\|title=Slim Jim watching over Hibs kid Scott\|work=The Scotsman\|first=David\|last=Hardie\|date=6 May 2003\|accessdate=5 August 2012}}</ref> Brown made his first starting appearance the following week, in a 1–0 win against [[Motherwell F.C.\|Motherwell]].<ref name=HibsStart>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/3014519.stm\|publisher=BBC Sport\|title=Brebner strike stuns Well\|date=10 May 2003\|accessdate=4 January 2010}}</ref> Brown then started in Hibs' remaining two matches of the season and scored in both, a double in a 2–1 win against [[Livingston F.C.\|Livingston]]<ref name=HibsFirstGoals>{{cite news \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/3032479.stm\|title=Brown is Hibs hero\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=17 May 2003\|accessdate=4 January 2010}}</ref> and in a 3–2 defeat to [[Partick Thistle F.C.\|Partick Thistle]].<ref name=Hibs2Partick3>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/2932004.stm\|title=Thistle beat Hibs in thriller\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=24 May 2003\|accessdate=4 January 2010}}</ref> Brown was part of a "[[Golden Generation]]" for Hibs, also including players like [[Kevin Thomson]], [[Garry O'Connor]], [[Derek Riordan]], [[Steven Whittaker]] and [[Steven Fletcher (footballer)\|Steven Fletcher]], who all progressed through their youth team at around the same time.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/defender-of-hibees-new-gems-1-1755464\|title=Defender of Hibees' new gems\|work=The Scotsman\|first=David\|last=Hardie\|date=20 July 2011\|accessdate=5 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hibee-golden-generation--out-of-work-5004552\|title=The Hibee golden generation ... out-of-work Derek Riordan still training with Livingston\|work=Daily Record\|date=19 January 2015\|accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref> Brown became a regular in the Hibernian team in the [[2003–04 in Scottish football\|2003–04 season]], playing 41 times in all competitions and scoring four goals.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=1227\|title=Hibernian 2003/2004 player appearances\|publisher=Soccerbase\|accessdate=4 November 2010}}</ref> Despite only finishing eighth in the SPL, Hibs reached the [[2004 Scottish League Cup Final\|2004 League Cup final]], defeating both Celtic and Rangers en route, but they lost 2–0 to Livingston in the final.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/3644519.stm\|title=Few Hibees will mourn Williamson\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Colin\|last=Moffat\|date=20 April 2004\|accessdate=10 October 2010}}</ref> Brown featured in all of the matches in that cup run and scored in the 9–0 win over [[Montrose F.C.\|Montrose]] in the third round.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/3130066.stm\|title=Hibernian 9–0 Montrose\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=23 September 2003\|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref> Hibs enjoyed greater success under the guidance of new manager [[Tony Mowbray]], finishing third in the [[2004–05 Scottish Premier League]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2006/10/13/levein-backs-mowbray-to-soar/\|title=Levein backs Mowbray to soar\|work=Express & Star\|publisher=Midlands News Association\|date=13 October 2006\|accessdate=11 August 2011}}</ref> Brown missed four months of the season, due to an injury sustained against Celtic.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://sport.scotsman.com/spl/Brown-outuntil-start-of-2005.2568679.jp\|title=Brown out until start of 2005\|work=The Scotsman\|publisher=Johnston Publishing\|date=2 October 2004\|accessdate=11 August 2011}}</ref> He consequently played in only 23 matches, scoring just twice,<ref>{{Soccerbase season\|33673\|2004\|name=Scott Brown\|access-date=29 August 2011}}</ref> but this included the second goal in a 3–1 win over Celtic at [[Celtic Park]] on 30 April.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/4495875.stm\|title=Celtic 1–3 Hibernian\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=30 April 2005\|accessdate=26 March 2010}}</ref> The [[2005–06 in Scottish football\|2005–06 season]] was also blighted somewhat by injury, as Brown missed most of the second half of the season due to a broken leg sustained in a challenge by [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.\|Hearts]] midfielder [[Julien Brellier]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://sport.scotsman.com/scottish-cup/Brown-begins-intense-training-in.2762883.jp\|title=Brown begins intense training in bid to win semi-final selection\|work=The Scotsman\|first=Glenn\|last=Gibbons\|date=29 March 2006\|accessdate=4 November 2010}}</ref> He therefore missed the [[Scottish Cup]] semi-final defeat against Hearts. Brown returned from injury in the last [[Edinburgh derby]] of the season, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 win for Hibs.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/4929718.stm\|title=Hibernian 2–1 Hearts\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=22 April 2006\|accessdate=4 November 2010}}</ref> Brown agreed a new contract with Hibs in March 2006.<ref name = "smith contract row">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/6204818.stm\|title=Smith backs Hibs in contract row\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=3 December 2006\|accessdate=29 September 2011}}</ref> The [[2006–07 in Scottish football\|2006–07 season]] saw Brown emerge as one of the better players in [[Scottish football\|the Scottish game]].<ref name="GordonBrown"/> Brown helped Hibs win their first trophy in 16 years as they defeated [[Kilmarnock F.C.\|Kilmarnock]] 5–1 in the [[2007 Scottish League Cup Final\|League Cup final]].<ref name="HibsLC07">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/6456647.stm\|title=Kilmarnock 1–5 Hibernian\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Clive\|last=Lindsay\|date=18 March 2007\|accessdate=4 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4325860/Steven-Whittaker-recalls-League-Cup-triumph-Hibernian.html\|title=Steven Whittaker recalls his Scottish League Cup triumph with Hibernian's golden generation a decade ago\|work=Daily Mail\|date=18 March 2017\|accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref> Brown handed in a transfer request to the Hibernian assistant manager, [[Tommy Craig]], after their home game against [[Dundee United F.C.\|Dundee United]] on 2 December 2006.<ref name=HibsReq/> The action was thought to be taken on the advice of agent [[Willie McKay]], who Brown had recently appointed.<ref name=HibsReq>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/6202630.stm\|title=Brown hands in transfer request\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=2 December 2006\|accessdate=4 January 2010}}</ref> [[Scotland national football team\|Scotland]] manager [[Walter Smith]] criticised Brown and teammate Kevin Thomson for not showing enough responsibility in their dealings with Hibs, given that they had both recently agreed contracts with the club.<ref name = "smith contract row"/> On 31 January 2007, Brown announced that he was retracting his transfer request and was now happy to remain with Hibernian for the duration of his contract, which was due to end in mid-2009. Despite this, media rumours continued to suggest that he would move.<ref name="GordonBrown"/><ref name=Thomson/> Kevin Thomson, who had signed for Rangers in January 2007, claimed to have spoken with Brown about joining him at Rangers.<ref name=Thomson>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6326341.stm\|title=Thomson urges Brown to join Gers\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=2 February 2007\|accessdate=4 January 2010}}</ref> [[FA Premier League\|Premier League]] club [[Reading F.C.\|Reading]] confirmed that they reached agreement with Hibernian to sign Brown, but the player refused the move, saying: {{cquote\|If I had chosen Reading I would probably be fighting a [[Promotion and relegation\|relegation]] battle next season and then maybe disappearing into [[Football League Championship\|the Championship]]. In two years' time people would have been saying, 'Remember that lad Scott Brown – whatever happened to him?'<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.football.co.uk/reading/dillon_slams_mouthy_brown_246821.shtml\|title=Dillon slams mouthy Brown\|publisher=Football.co.uk\|date=17 May 2007\|accessdate=24 May 2007}}</ref>}} Reading were indeed relegated at the end of the [[2007–08 in Scottish football\|2007–08 season]]. Despite intense speculation that he would move to Rangers, with Rangers fans taunting Hibs fans that Brown would sign for them,<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/display-of-useful-exhuberance-1.832896\|title=Display of useful exuberance\|work=The Herald\|first=Michael\|last=Grant\|location=Glasgow\|publisher=Herald & Times Group\|date=28 April 2007\|accessdate=18 March 2010}}</ref> Brown agreed a move to Celtic.<ref name="Guardian 16May2007">{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/may/16/newsstory.sport6\|title=Celtic bag Brown from under Rangers' nose\|work=The Guardian\|first=Mark\|last=Atkinson\|date=16 May 2007\|accessdate=22 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="CelticSwitch">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/6661737.stm\|title=Brown completes switch to Celtic\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=16 May 2007\|accessdate=16 May 2007}}</ref> Willie McKay commented that Brown was excited about playing for such a successful club and the chance to play in the [[UEFA Champions League]].<ref name="AgreesCelticMove">{{cite web\|url=http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=466855&CPID=14&clid=61&lid=2&title=Brown+agrees+Celtic+move&channel=football_home& \|title=Brown agrees Celtic move \|publisher=Sky Sports \|first=Peter \|last=O'Rourke \|date=15 May 2007 \|accessdate=15 May 2007 \|deadurl=yes \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517032257/http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=466855&CPID=14&clid=61&lid=2&title=Brown%2Bagrees%2BCeltic%2Bmove&channel=football_home& \|archivedate=17 May 2007 \|df= }}</ref> Brown was transferred for £4.4 million, the largest transfer fee exchanged between two Scottish clubs.<ref name="Independent 17May2007">{{cite news\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/celtic-sign-brown-for-record-16344m-449088.html\|title=Scott Brown signs for Celtic\|work=The Independent\|date=17 May 2007\|accessdate=11 February 2011}}</ref> The previous record was the £4 million transfer of [[Duncan Ferguson]] from Dundee United to Rangers.<ref name="bonhof"/> Brown scored in his final appearance for Hibs, against Celtic, for whom he had agreed to sign the previous week. During the game he was cheered by both sets of supporters.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/6667605.stm\|title=Hibernian 2–1 Celtic\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=16 May 2007\|accessdate=4 March 2009}}</ref> ===Celtic=== ====2007–2010==== [[File:Scott Brown recrop.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|220px\|Brown playing for Celtic in a 2007, pre-season friendly match against [[FC Basel\|Basel]]]] Brown made his Celtic debut in a goalless draw against [[Kilmarnock F.C.\|Kilmarnock]] on 5 August 2007.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/0805/celtic.html\|title=Celtic 0–0 Kilmarnock\|publisher=RTÉ Sport\|date=5 August 2007\|accessdate=11 August 2011}}</ref> Ten days later, he made his [[UEFA Champions League]] debut in a 1–1 draw at [[FC Spartak Moscow\|Spartak Moscow]].<ref name =SpartakAway/> Brown cleared a header off the Celtic goal line to keep the scores level.<ref name="SpartakAway">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6945558.stm\|title=Spartak Moscow 1–1 Celtic\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=15 August 2007\|accessdate=10 February 2011}}</ref> His first goal for Celtic came on 25 August, in a 5–0 win against [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.\|Hearts]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.espnfc.com/report?id=226822&cc=5901\|title=Celtic 5–0 Hearts\|publisher=ESPN FC\|date=25 August 2007\|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref> Four days later, he played in the return leg against Spartak.<ref name =SpartakHome/> Brown won a [[Penalty kick (association football)\|penalty]] in extra time, but it was missed by [[Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink]].<ref name =SpartakHome/> Celtic went on to win the resulting [[penalty shootout (football)\|penalty shootout]] to qualify for the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage\|Champions League group stage]].<ref name="SpartakHome">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6966717.stm\|title=Celtic 1–1 Spartak Moscow (2–2)\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=29 August 2007\|accessdate=10 February 2011 }}</ref> Brown scored in a 5–1 win over [[St Mirren F.C.\|St Mirren]] on 2 September, one week after scoring against Hearts.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/6970406.stm\|title=St Mirren 1–5 Celtic\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=2 September 2007\|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref> He played in Celtic's 2–1 win over reigning [[2007 UEFA Champions League Final\|European champions]] [[A.C. Milan\|Milan]] at [[Celtic Park]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7019611.stm\|title=Celtic 2–1 AC Milan\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Colin\|last=Moffat\|date=3 October 2007\|accessdate=10 February 2011}}</ref> On 6 November 2007, Brown was on the receiving end of a heavy tackle by [[Gilles Binya]] during Celtic's 1–0 win over [[S.L. Benfica\|Benfica]], but he was relatively unhurt.<ref name =Binya/> Binya was subsequently given a six match European ban following the dangerous challenge.<ref name="Binya">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7097971.stm\|title=Six-match ban for Benfica's Binya\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=16 November 2007\|accessdate=30 May 2008}}</ref> Celtic finished second in their Champions League group with nine points. They were drawn with [[FC Barcelona\|Barcelona]] in the last 16, but Brown missed the 3–2 defeat in the first leg through suspension.<ref name="Celtic2Barca3">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7250340.stm\|title=Celtic 2–3 Barcelona\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Julian\|last=Taylor\|date=20 February 2008\|accessdate=11 February 2011}}</ref> He returned for the second leg at the [[Camp Nou]], which Celtic lost 1–0.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7272569.stm\|title=Barcelona 1–0 Celtic\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Julian\|last=Taylor\|date=4 March 2008\|accessdate=11 February 2011}}</ref> Brown was suspended for three league matches, including two [[Old Firm]] games, in April 2008.<ref name="SusApr2008">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/7343102.stm\|title=Motherwell 1–4 Celtic\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=David\|last=Sharp\|date=13 April 2008\|accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref> Due to this suspension, manager [[Gordon Strachan]] chose a midfield pairing of [[Barry Robson]] and [[Paul Hartley]] for the final weeks of the season.<ref name =SusApr2008/> Brown made a total of 48 appearances for Celtic in his first season with the club, scoring three goals.<ref>{{Soccerbase season\|33673\|2007\|name=Scott Brown\|access-date=29 August 2011}}</ref> Early in the [[2008–09 in Scottish football\|2008–09 season]], Strachan praised Brown for re-inventing himself as a more defensive-minded player.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/GREAT+SCOTT%3B+CELTIC+STRACH+HAILS+MIDFIELDER+Brown+has+the+drive+to...-a0187023856\|title=GREAT SCOTT; CELTIC STRACH HAILS MIDFIELDER Brown has the drive to make Celts' engine tick\|work=Daily Mirror\|first=John\|last=Docherty\|date=17 October 2008\|accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref> Despite taking on these defensive duties, Brown still contributed some goals, such as against his former club Hibernian on 25 October.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/7687832.stm\|title=Celtic 4–2 Hibernian\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Andy\|last=Campbell\|date=25 October 2008\|accessdate=25 October 2008}}</ref> Brown won the SPL Player of the Month Award for October 2008.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/2008/10/31/scott-brown-scoops-spl-player-of-the-month-award-for-october-86908-20857538/\|title=Scott Brown scoops SPL Player of the Month award for October\|work=Daily Record\|date=31 October 2008\|accessdate=6 October 2011}}</ref> In the January transfer window he was linked with a £9 million move to [[Portsmouth F.C.\|Portsmouth]], with [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.\|Tottenham]] also reported to be interested in him. Brown stated that he did not want to leave Celtic and that he was happy with the club.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/0105/browns.html\|title=Brown happy to stay at Celtic\|publisher=RTÉ Sport\|date=5 January 2009\|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> Later in the month, he was named by [[FIFA]] as one of their players to watch in 2009.<ref name="FIFA1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/fifa-names-its-players-to-watch-in-2009.html\|title=FIFA Names Its Players To Watch In 2009\|publisher=The Offside\|date=9 January 2009\|accessdate=5 August 2012\|deadurl=yes\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116215151/http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/fifa-names-its-players-to-watch-in-2009.html\|archivedate=16 January 2009}}</ref> He scored his first [[2 (number)#In sports\|brace]] for Celtic in a 7–0 victory over St Mirren on 28 February 2009.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/7913899.stm\|title=Celtic 7–0 St Mirren\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Martin\|last=Conaghan\|date=28 February 2009\|accessdate=11 February 2011}}</ref> Brown was voted [[Man of the match]] in the [[2009 Scottish League Cup Final\|2009 League Cup Final]], which Celtic won 2–0 against Rangers at [[Hampden Park]].<ref name="lgcup09">{{cite news\|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article5928422.ece\|title=Scott Brown the man to give lift for both Celtic and Scotland cause\|work=The Times\|first=Phil\|last=Gordon\|date=18 March 2009\|accessdate=8 February 2011}}{{subscription}}</ref> and was awarded the [[SPFA Players' Player of the Year]] for the 2008–09 season.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/8032039.stm\|title=Brown wins Player of Year award\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=4 May 2009\|accessdate=3 May 2009}}</ref> Due to a suspension, he missed the final Old Firm game of the season,<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/apr/16/scott-brown-celtic-suspension-rangers\|title=Scott Brown cheesed off over two-match ban\|work=The Guardian\|first=Ewan\|last=Murray\|date=16 April 2009\|accessdate=18 March 2010}}</ref> which Celtic lost 1–0.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/8032832.stm\|title=Rangers 1–0 Celtic\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=David\|last=McDaid\|date=9 May 2009\|accessdate=18 March 2010}}</ref> This defeat proved crucial as Rangers regained the championship from Celtic. He suffered an ankle injury towards the end of the season and had to take injections in order to play matches.<ref name="AnkleInterview">{{cite news\|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/celtic/scott-brown-is-back-on-the-attack-after-fearing-persistent-ankle-injury-could-blunt-career-1.1017362\|title=Scott Brown is back on the attack after fearing persistent ankle injury could blunt career\|work=The Herald\|location=Glasgow\|date=30 March 2010\|first=Hugh\|last=MacDonald\|accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref> Brown played 48 times for Celtic during the 2008–09 season, scoring seven goals. Following the resignation of Strachan at the end of the 2008–09 season, Brown's former Hibs boss Tony Mowbray became Celtic manager.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jun/16/tony-mowbray-celtic-west-bromwich\|title=Tony Mowbray confirmed as new manager of Celtic\|work=The Guardian\|first=Ewan\|last=Murray\|date=16 June 2009\|accessdate=17 February 2011}}</ref> Brown underwent surgery during pre-season in an attempt to rectify his ankle problem, but this didn't work, and he played matches despite not being fully fit.<ref name="AnkleInterview" /> Celtic had a fairly good start to their league campaign, going into the first Old Firm match four points ahead of Rangers, but they lost 2–1.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/8285356.stm\|title=Rangers 2–1 Celtic\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=4 October 2009\|accessdate=17 February 2011}}</ref> Celtic beat [[FC Dynamo Moscow\|Dynamo Moscow]] in Champions League qualifying, but then lost the play-off to [[Arsenal F.C.\|Arsenal]], which meant that they dropped into the [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage\|Europa League group stage]]. The 1–0 home defeat by [[Hamburger SV\|Hamburg]] on 22 October 2009 was Brown's last action of the year,<ref name="09/10">{{Soccerbase season\|33673\|2009\|name=Scott Brown\|access-date=5 October 2011}}</ref> as Celtic initially chose to rest him in another effort to heal the ankle injury.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2009/10/27/celtic-set-to-rest-scott-brown-until-ankle-injury-clears-up-86908-21777536/\|title=Celtic set to rest Scott Brown until ankle injury clears up\|work=Daily Record\|date=27 October 2009\|accessdate=10 February 2011}}</ref> This proved unsuccessful, and he underwent a second operation in [[Rotterdam]] to try and clear up his ankle injury.<ref name =AnkleInterview/> Brown made his comeback in February 2010 as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to [[Kilmarnock F.C.\|Kilmarnock]],<ref name =CelticCaptain1/> during which he took the [[Captain (association football)\|captaincy]] of the team.<ref name =CelticCaptain1/> Mowbray confirmed later that week that Brown would assume the Celtic captaincy.<ref name="CelticCaptain1">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8500799.stm\|title=Scott Brown to assume Celtic captaincy\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=5 February 2010}}</ref> Brown was sent off in the third Old Firm game of the season, after a confrontation with Rangers player [[Kyle Lafferty]].<ref name="Lafferty" /> [[BBC Sport]] described the decision to dismiss Brown as "harsh".<ref name="Lafferty">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/8537948.stm\|title=Rangers 1–0 Celtic\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Thomas\|last=McGuigan\|date=28 February 2010\|accessdate=28 February 2010}}</ref> Mowbray was sacked by Celtic in March 2010 and replaced by [[Neil Lennon]], initially on a caretaker basis.<ref name="LennonWorry">{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/neil-lennon-i-worried-how-scott-1094785\|title=Neil Lennon: I worried how Scott Brown would handle losing captaincy...now I want him to stay at Celtic longer\|work=Daily Record\|publisher=Media Scotland\|first=Mark\|last=Guidi\|date=13 February 2011\|accessdate=13 February 2011}}</ref> After this, Celtic won their remaining eight league matches of the season.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/editor-s-picks/scott-brown-new-boss-neil-lennon-has-put-the-belief-back-into-celtic-1.1038070\|title=Scott Brown: New boss Neil Lennon has put the belief back into Celtic\|work=Evening Times\|date=29 June 2010\|accessdate=5 October 2011}}</ref> Brown played in all of them,<ref name="09/10" /> and managed to score in Celtic's 3–1 victory over Kilmarnock on 27 March which was Lennon's first match in charge.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/8588252.stm\|title=Celtic 3–1 Kilmarnock\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=27 March 2010\|accessdate=5 October 2011}}</ref> On 10 April, Brown played in Celtic's 2–0 Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to [[Scottish First Division\|First Division]] side [[Ross County F.C.\|Ross County]]. Being knocked out of this competition meant that Celtic would finish a season without a trophy for the first time in seven years.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1264985/Celtic-0-Ross-County-2-Staggies-march-Scottish-Cup-final-humiliating-Hoops-Hampden.html\|title=Celtic 0 Ross County 2: Staggies march into Scottish Cup final after humiliating Hoops at Hampden\|work=Daily Mail\|date=10 April 2010\|accessdate=5 October 2011}}</ref> After the match, Brown apologised to the Celtic fans for the team's performance and stated that it was the players', and not the manager's, fault that Celtic had lost.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article7094909.ece\|title=Furious Neil Lennon wants clear-out\|work=The Times\|date=12 April 2010\|accessdate=5 October 2011}}{{subscription}}</ref> [[File:Scott Brown 2012.jpg\|right\|thumb\|220px\|Brown has been [[Captain (association football)\|captain]] of [[Celtic F.C.\|Celtic]] since 2010]] After being appointed manager on a permanent basis during the summer, Neil Lennon retained Brown as captain because he had contributed significantly to Lennon keeping his position.<ref name="LennonWorry" /> Brown played in many of Celtic's matches during the early stage of the [[2010–11 Celtic F.C. season\|2010–11 season]].<ref>{{Soccerbase season\|33673\|2010\|name=Scott Brown\|access-date=4 October 2011}}</ref> He also managed to get his first goal for the club since March when, on 25 September 2010, he scored a "superb volley" against Hibernian.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/9028890.stm\|title=Celtic 2–1 Hibernian\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=25 September 2010\|accessdate= 4 October 2011}}</ref> On 2 October, Brown played in Celtic's 3–1 win over [[Hamilton Academical F.C.\|Hamilton]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/9050011.stm\|title=Celtic 3–1 Hamilton\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=2 October 2011\|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> before leaving for international duty. He suffered an injury during the game<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2010/10/06/injury-blow-for-scotland-as-scott-brown-is-ruled-out-of-czech-and-spain-matches-86908-22612386/\|title=Injury blow for Scotland as Scott Brown is ruled out of Czech Republic clash\|work=Daily Record\|date=6 October 2011\|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> that was reported to be a [[metatarsal]] injury, which would mean he would be out for six weeks.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://sport.scotsman.com/celticfc/Blow-for-Celtic-and-Scotland.6573025.jp\|title=Blow for Celtic and Scotland as Scott Brown is sidelined for six weeks\|work=The Scotsman\|date=9 October 2011\|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> Celtic later stated that he had in fact suffered a stress reaction in a metatarsal on his right foot and that he would be out for around ten weeks.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_6443439,00.html\|title=Brown blow for Bhoys\|publisher=Sky Sports\|date=13 October 2010\|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> Lennon expressed his concern at the injury, as Brown had been one of Celtic's key players.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2010/10/11/celtic-skipper-scott-brown-faces-being-sidelined-for-rest-of-the-year-admits-neil-lennon-86908-22625261/\|title=Celtic skipper Scott Brown faces being sidelined for rest of the year, admits Neil Lennon\|work=Daily Record\|date=11 October 2011\|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> Despite initial fears that Brown would be out until the new year he made his return for Celtic on [[Boxing Day]] as they beat [[St Johnstone F.C.\|St Johnstone]] 2–0 at home.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/9318611.stm\|title=Celtic 2–0 St Johnstone\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=26 December 2010}}</ref> He then started his second match in three days as Celtic beat [[Motherwell F.C.\|Motherwell]] 1–0, however Brown was sent off after receiving a second yellow card in the 89th minute.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/9324522.stm\|title=Celtic 1–0 Motherwell\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=29 December 2010}}</ref> This meant he would miss the upcoming Old Firm match on 2 January.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2010/12/30/celtic-boss-neil-lennon-defends-scott-brown-after-red-card-rules-him-out-of-old-firm-game-86908-22815251/\|title=Celtic skipper Scott Brown defended after red card rules him out of Old Firm game\|work=Daily Record\|date=2 December 2010\|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> ====2011–2013==== Brown scored against Rangers in a [[Scottish Cup]] tie at Ibrox on 6 February 2011, which earned Celtic a replay.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9387164.stm\|title=Rangers 2–2 Celtic\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=David\|last=McDaid\|date=6 February 2011\|accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref> Brown and [[El Hadji Diouf]], who had played directly against each other on Celtic's right wing, had exchanged words throughout much of the game. After scoring his goal, Brown turned to Diouf and raised his arms in a [[Goal celebration#Memorable celebrations\|taunting celebration]],<ref name="DioufBanter">{{cite web\|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_6846538,00.html\|title=Brown enjoys Diouf 'banter'\|publisher=Sky Sports\|date=1 April 2011\|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> he was booked for this. After the match they continued their feud in the media the next day.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://sport.scotsman.com/celticfc/ElHadji-Diouf-hits-back-at.6713217.jp\|title=El-Hadji Diouf hits back at Scott Brown: 'I'm too big for him'\|work=The Scotsman\|date=7 February 2011\|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/celtic/2011/02/08/celtic-captain-scott-brown-rangers-rival-el-hadji-diouf-insulted-my-family-bragged-about-his-wealth-86908-22907685/\|title=Celtic captain Scott Brown: Rangers rival El Hadji Diouf insulted my family & bragged about his wealth\|work=Daily Record\|date=8 February 2011\|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> Two days after the match, Brown then stated that he considered their altercations to be "just a bit of banter" which he regularly encountered on the pitch and that the yellow card he received for his celebration was the best of his life.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/scott-brown-continues-feud-with-crude-and-vulgar-elhadji-diouf-2207916.html\|title=Celtic captain Scott Brown shrugs off criticism ahead of Scottish Cup final with Motherwell\|work=The Independent\|date=8 February 2011\|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> Several days later, Lennon publicly stated he wanted to agree a new contract with Brown.<ref name =LennonWorry/> In the lead up to the replay of the Scottish Cup match, Rangers player [[Kyle Bartley]] said that not many Rangers players liked Brown and that they would be targeting him in the next game.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/celtic-v-rangers-dangerman-gary-hooper-tells-scott-brown-to-cool-it-1-1503427\|title=Celtic v Rangers: Dangerman Gary Hooper tells Scott Brown to cool it\|work=The Scotsman\|date=2 March 2011\|accessdate=5 October 2011}}</ref> Brown was booked in Celtic's penultimate league game against [[Kilmarnock F.C.\|Kilmarnock]], which caused him to go over the disciplinary points threshold and receive a suspension for the first two matches of the [[2011–12 Scottish Premier League\|2011–12 season]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/celtic/2011/05/25/celtic-suffer-blow-as-skipper-scott-brown-faces-ban-for-first-two-games-of-next-season-86908-23155159/\|title=Celtic suffer blow as skipper Scott Brown faces ban for first two games of next season\|work=Daily Record\|date=25 May 2011\|accessdate=11 August 2011}}</ref> Brown helped Celtic to the [[2011 Scottish Cup Final]], which Celtic won 3–0 against Motherwell. This allowed him to collect his first trophy as Celtic captain.<ref name="scup11">{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/may/21/motherwell-celtic-scottish-cup-final\|title=Celtic beat Motherwell in Scottish Cup final to end season on a high\|work=The Guardian\|date=21 May 2011\|accessdate=11 August 2011}}</ref> Brown played 39 times for Celtic, scoring four goals, during the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{Soccerbase season\|33673\|2010\|name=Scott Brown\|access-date=29 August 2011}}</ref> He was often used on the right of midfield, partly due to the form of other central midfielders such as [[Beram Kayal]], [[Joe Ledley]] and [[Ki Sung-Yueng]], but also because Brown is more able to play in wide areas than them.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/aberdeen-1-celtic-4-lennon-deserves-all-credit-for-leap-in-confidence-and-quality-1.1082664?72130\|title=Aberdeen 1 Celtic 4: Lennon deserves all credit for leap in confidence and quality\|work=The Herald\|location=Glasgow\|first=Hugh\|last=MacDonald\|date=31 January 2011\|accessdate=1 October 2011}}</ref> At the start of the [[2011–12 Celtic F.C. season\|2011–12 season]], [[Newcastle United F.C.\|Newcastle United]] were linked with a £6 million bid for Brown, as a replacement for their outgoing captain [[Kevin Nolan]]. Brown stated that he did not want to leave Celtic and that he felt privileged to be the captain. He also said that he wanted to sign a new contract as his current deal was to expire at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_6991533,00.html\|title=Brown shrugs off Magpies link\|publisher=Sky Sports\|date=16 June 2011\|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> [[F.C. Internazionale Milano\|Internazionale]] and [[Juventus F.C.\|Juventus]] were also reportedly looking to sign him on a free transfer if he did not sign a new contract.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/86/italy/2010/09/16/2122173/report-inter-and-juventus-tracking-celtic-captain-scott\|title=Report: Inter And Juventus Tracking Celtic Captain Scott Brown\|publisher=Goal.com\|date=16 September 2010\|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> After protracted talks, Brown announced on 29 August that he was to sign a new contract in the next few weeks.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_7136787,00.html\|title=Brown poised to pen new deal\|publisher=Sky Sports\|date=29 August 2011\|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> Due to his SPL suspension incurred at the end of the 2010–11 season, Brown's first match of the new campaign was Scotland's 2–1 win over [[Denmark national football team\|Denmark]] on 10 August. He suffered an ankle injury in this match,<ref name="DenmarkAnkleInjury" /> but played in the next five games for Celtic and the next international match.<ref>{{Soccerbase season\|33673\|2011\|name=Scott Brown\|access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref> He missed Celtic's 4–0 win over Motherwell, on 10 September, due to the injury<ref name="DenmarkAnkleInjury">{{cite web\|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11959_7172112,00.html\|title=Brown hopeful on fitness\|publisher=Sky Sports\|date=12 September 2011\|accessdate=12 September 2011}}</ref> and then the 2–0 loss to [[Atlético Madrid]] five days later.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2011/09/14/europa-league-celtic-duo-scott-brown-anthony-stokes-out-of-clash-with-atletico-madrid-86908-23419783/\|title=Europa League: Celtic duo Scott Brown & Anthony Stokes out of clash with Atletico Madrid\|work=Daily Record\|date=14 September 2011\|accessdate=19 September 2011}}</ref> He returned for the first Old Firm match of the season on 18 September 2011, but was substituted towards the end of the match after suffering a further recurrence of the injury. Neil Lennon said after the match that Brown had been one of Celtic's best players, as he had been involved in both of their goals during the 4–2 defeat.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/celtic/8772486/Scott-Brown-injury-adds-to-Neil-Lennons-woes-after-Ibrox-derby-defeat-to-Rangers.html\|title=Scott Brown injury adds to Neil Lennon's woes after Ibrox derby defeat to Rangers\|work=The Telegraph\|date=18 September 2011\|accessdate = 19 September 2011}}</ref> Celtic announced after the match that Brown would have to go and see a specialist and would be out of action for several months.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.football.co.uk/celtic/celtics-brown-faces-injury-layoff/1867085/#BpdkVKAPL9mCuCZ6.97\|title=Celtic's Brown faces injury lay-off\|agency=The Press Association\|date=29 September 2011\|accessdate=21 May 2018\| via=football.co.uk}}</ref> Brown made his return on 30 November, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 loss against Atlético Madrid. The next day, he was able to talk with other clubs about signing a [[Bosman ruling\|pre-contract]] agreement. However, Brown signed a new three-year deal on 3 December, with Celtic having the option of extending his contract for a further season.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16016693.stm\|title=Scott Brown signs extended Celtic contract\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=3 December 2011\|accessdate=3 December 2011}}</ref> The deal had been delayed for so long because Celtic were not willing to pay the fee demanded by Brown's advisors.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15946635.stm\|title=Celtic boss confident over new Scott Brown contract \|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=29 November 2011\|accessdate=3 December 2011}}</ref> Brown continued his comeback by scoring in a 2–0 away win against St Mirren on 21 January 2012.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16559478\|title=St Mirren 0–2 Celtic\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Clive\|last=Lindsay\|date=21 January 2012\|accessdate=7 February 2012}}</ref> He then scored a penalty against [[Falkirk F.C.\|Falkirk]], in a 3–1 [[2011–12 Scottish League Cup\|League Cup semi-final]] win, on 30 January.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16670063\|title=Falkirk 1–3 Celtic\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Andy\|last=Campbell\|date=30 January 2012\|accessdate=7 February 2012}}</ref> He followed this up with another penalty in Celtic's 2–0 win over [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.\|Inverness]] five days later.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16778915\|title=Inverness CT 0–2 Celtic\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Martin\|last=Conaghan\|date=4 February 2012\|accessdate=7 February 2012}}</ref> Brown was then named [[Scottish Premier League monthly awards\|Player of the Month]] for January 2012.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/celtic/296588-scott-brown-named-spls-player-of-the-month/\|title=Scott Brown named SPL's Player of the Month\|publisher=STV Sport\|date=7 February 2012\|accessdate=7 February 2012}}</ref> On 25 March 2012, Brown scored a penalty in Celtic's 3–2 loss to Rangers.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17419735\|title=Rangers stun nine-man Celtic in thriller\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Clive\|last=Lindsay\|date=25 March 2012\|accessdate=25 March 2012}}</ref> On 1 October 2013, in Celtic's second UEFA Champions League match of the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage\|group stage]] against [[FC Barcelona\|Barcelona]], Brown kicked out at [[Neymar]] and was sent off in the 59th minute. The sending off happened with the game at 0–0 and shortly after Brown's dismissal, [[Cesc Fàbregas]] would score the only goal of the game to give Barcelona a 1–0 victory.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2440908/Celtics-Scott-Brown-apologises-harsh-red-card-dig-Neymar-changes-game-Barcelona.html\|title=Brown apologises for 'harsh' red after dig at Neymar changes the game against Barca\|work=Daily Mail\|first=Mark\|last=Wilson\|date=1 October 2013\|accessdate=2 October 2013}}</ref> ====2014–present==== Brown suffered a hamstring injury in a pre-season friendly match against [[SK Rapid Wien\|Rapid Vienna]] in July 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28220601\|title=Celtic captain Scott Brown set for three month injury lay-off\|publisher=BBC Sport \|first=Brian\|last=McLauchlin\|date=8 July 2014\|accessdate=11 November 2016}}</ref> He scored a goal in his first full game after injury, a 2–2 draw in a Europa League group match against [[FC Red Bull Salzburg]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29240799\|title=Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 Celtic\|publisher=BBC Sport \|first=Andy\|last=Campbell\|date=18 September 2014\|accessdate=11 November 2016}}</ref> In November 2014, Brown signed a 4-year contract extension keeping him at the Parkhead club until 2018.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30138564\|title=Scott Brown: Celtic and Scotland captain signs new deal\|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=20 November 2014\|accessdate=11 November 2016}}</ref> He made his 300th appearance for Celtic on 21 December 2014 in a 2–1 loss at Dundee United.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.celticfc.net/news/7344\|title=Mulgrew's praise as captain joins 300 club\|publisher=Celtic FC \|first=Kenny\|last=McKay\|date=22 December 2014\|accessdate=11 November 2016}}</ref> He made 48 appearances in all competitions in the [[2014–15 Celtic F.C. season\|2014–15 season]], scoring five times.<ref>{{Soccerbase season\|33673\|2014\|name=Scott Brown\|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> His only goal of the [[2015–16 Celtic F.C. season\|2015–16 season]] came on 20 September 2015 in a 6–0 home win over [[Dundee F.C.\|Dundee]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/34236952\|title=Celtic 6–0 Dundee\|publisher=BBC Sport \|first=Richard\|last=Wilson\|date=20 September 2015\|accessdate=24 November 2016}}</ref> Brown scored his first goal of the [[2016–17 Celtic F.C. season\|2016–17 season]] on 17 August 2016 in a 5–2 win over [[Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.\|Hapoel Be'er Sheva]] in a [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round#Play-off round\|Champions League play-off match]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37091541\|title=Champions League: Celtic 5–2 Hapoel Beer Sheva\|publisher=BBC Sport \|first=Tom\|last=English\|date=17 August 2016\|accessdate=24 November 2016}}</ref> He scored the 25th league goal of his Celtic career on 1 October 2016 in a 1–0 away win over Dundee,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37459583\|title=Dundee 0–1 Celtic \|publisher=BBC Sport \|first=Tom \|last=English \|date=1 October 2016\|accessdate=24 November 2016}}</ref> and made his 400th appearance for Celtic in a 1–0 win against [[St Johnstone F.C.\|St Johnstone]] on 25 January 2017.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38745277 \|title=Scott Brown's 400th Celtic game: Captain 'could go down as true club great'\|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=25 January 2017 \|accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref> In April 2018, Brown was named as the PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year for the [[2017–18 in Scottish football\|2017–18 season]], becoming only the second player (after [[Henrik Larsson]]) to win the award twice.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43944186 \|title=Scott Brown: Celtic captain voted PFA Scotland player of the year 2017/18 \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=29 April 2018 \|accessdate=10 May 2018}}</ref> Brown also won the [[SFWA Footballer of the Year]] award for 2017–18,<ref name = "sfwa"/> a season in which Celtic won a second consecutive treble ("double treble"). He was granted a [[testimonial match]] by Celtic in May 2018, played against a [[Republic of Ireland national football team\|Republic of Ireland XI]] at Celtic Park.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44191963 \|title=Martin O'Neill: Strong Rangers would help Celtic in Europe \|first=Jane \|last=Lewis \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=20 May 2018 \|accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> ==International career== [[File:Scott Brown Scotland v Brazil.jpg\|thumb\|right\|220px\|Brown (number 8) playing for Scotland against [[Brazil national football team\|Brazil]] in March 2011]] Brown was a regular in the [[Scotland national under-21 football team]] managed by [[Rainer Bonhof]], who recommended Brown to contacts in his native Germany.<ref name="bonhof">{{cite news\|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/bonhof-insists-the-man-to-replace-captain-lennon-will-do-well-to-relax-1.858080\|title=Bonhof insists the man to replace captain Lennon will do well to relax\|work=The Herald\|first=Darryl\|last=Broadfoot\|publisher=Herald & Times Group\|date=17 May 2007\|accessdate=30 September 2011\|location=Glasgow}}</ref> Brown made his debut for [[Scotland national football team\|Scotland]] as a 74th-minute substitute for [[Garry O'Connor]] in a 1–1 friendly home draw against the [[United States men's national soccer team\|United States]] on 12 November 2005.<ref name="ScotDebut">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/4420348.stm\|title=Scotland 1–1 USA\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=12 November 2005\|accessdate=4 January 2010}}</ref> Scotland manager [[Walter Smith]], who had picked a team featuring eight players under 23 years old,<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+Kids+will+lead+us+out+of+the+wilderness+vows+Smith.-a0138644297\|title=Kids will lead us out of the wilderness vows Smith\|work=Daily Mirror\|date=14 November 2005\|accessdate=29 September 2011}}</ref> said that Brown performed well and described him as a "chirpy lad".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/4425736.stm\|title=Smith pleased with Scots progress\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=12 November 2005\|accessdate=29 September 2011}}</ref> Brown was then put back into the under-21 squad, but he was added to the full squad in September 2006 for the match with [[Lithuania national football team\|Lithuania]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+Mowbray+joy+at+Scott%27s+call-up%3B+EURO+2008%3A+INTERNATIONAL...-a0150876336\|title=Football: Mowbray joy at Scott's call-up\|work=Daily Record\|publisher=Media Scotland\|first=Anthony\|last=Haggerty\|date=5 September 2006\|accessdate=30 September 2011\|location=Scotland}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=1&newsID=2114\|title=Brown called into Scotland squad\|publisher=Scottish Football Association\|date=4 September 2006\|accessdate=3 November 2010}}</ref> Brown was selected for the full squad for the [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]] matches against [[France national football team\|France]] and [[Ukraine national football team\|Ukraine]] in October 2006,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/5391708.stm\|title=McFadden fit for Scotland squad\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=29 September 2006\|accessdate=3 November 2010}}</ref> but was not used in either game.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/5397614.stm\|title=Scotland 1–0 France\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Colin\|last=Moffat\|date=7 October 2006\|accessdate=3 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6037129.stm\|title=Ukraine 2–0 Scotland\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Colin\|last=Moffat\|date=11 October 2006\|accessdate=3 November 2010}}</ref> Brown made his competitive debut for Scotland in March 2007, coming on as a substitute for [[Gary Teale]] during a Euro 2008 qualifying match against [[Georgia national football team\|Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6449543.stm\|title=Scotland 2–1 Georgia\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Julian\|last=Taylor\|date=24 March 2007\|accessdate=3 November 2010}}</ref> Having performed well in that appearance, Brown made his first start for Scotland in the following match, a 2–0 defeat against [[2006 FIFA World Cup\|2006 World Cup]] winners [[Italy national football team\|Italy]].<ref name="GordonBrown">{{cite news\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/the-gordonbrown-show-points-way-for-scotland-442773.html\|title=The Gordon-Brown show points way for Scotland\|work=The Independent\|first=Phil\|last=Gordon\|date=1 April 2007\|accessdate=3 November 2010\|location=London}}</ref> Brown then became a regular pick for the national team; he started in Scotland's 1–0 victory over 2006 World Cup runners-up France at the [[Parc des Princes]] in September 2007.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6986781.stm\|title=France 0–1 Scotland\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Thomas\|last=McGuigan\|date=12 September 2007\|accessdate=11 February 2011}}</ref> Brown was named by [[FIFA.com]] as a player to watch in 2009.<ref name="FIFA1"/> He scored his first goal for Scotland on 5 September 2009, in a 2–0 win over [[Macedonia national football team\|Macedonia]] in a [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification\|2010 World Cup qualifying]] match.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8230555.stm\|title=Scotland 2–0 Macedonia\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Colin\|last=Moffat\|date=5 September 2009\|accessdate=18 March 2010}}</ref> Brown scored the first goal of the [[Craig Levein]] era, in a 1–0 win over the [[Czech Republic national football team\|Czech Republic]] on 3 March 2010.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8543066.stm\|title=Scotland 1–0 Czech Republic\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=3 March 2010\|accessdate=11 August 2011}}</ref> He then started the first two matches of Scotland's [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group I\|Euro 2012 qualifying]] campaign, a 0–0 draw against Lithuania<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/scotland/8952109.stm\|title=Lithuania 0–0 Scotland\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=3 September 2010\|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref> and a 2–1 win over [[Liechtenstein national football team\|Liechtenstein]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/scotland/8970226.stm\|title=Scotland 2–1 Liechtenstein\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=20 September 2010\|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref> He missed the next two matches, losses against the [[Czech Republic national football team\|Czech Republic]] and [[2010 FIFA World Cup\|2010 World Cup]] winners [[Spain national football team\|Spain]] due to injury.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/scotland/2010/10/06/injury-blow-for-scotland-as-scott-brown-is-ruled-out-of-czech-and-spain-matches-86908-22612386/\|title=Injury blow for Scotland as Scott Brown is ruled out of Czech Republic clash\|work=Daily Record\|publisher=Media Scotland\|date=6 October 2010\|accessdate=11 February 2011\|location=Scotland}}</ref> Under Levein, Brown was one of Scotland's key players,<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/celtic/8785837/Celtics-Scott-Brown-doubtful-for-Scotland-double-header.html\|title=Celtic's Scott Brown doubtful for Scotland double-header\|work=The Telegraph\|date=23 September 2011\|accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="ebullient" /> with both the manager, and assistant [[Peter Houston]] saying that they admire Brown's energy and personality.<ref name="ebullient">{{cite news\|url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Craig-Levein-admires-39ebullient39-Scott.6714319.jp\|title=Craig Levein admires 'ebullient' Scott Brown and sees no need to tame him\|work=The Scotsman\|publisher=Johnston Publishing\|date=9 February 2011\|accessdate=11 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/scotland/2011/05/24/carling-nations-cup-unbelievable-scott-brown-sums-up-spirit-of-scotland-squad-says-peter-houston-86908-23153018/\|title=Carling Nations Cup: 'Unbelievable' Scott Brown sums up spirit of Scotland squad, says Peter Houston\|work=Daily Record\|location=Scotland\|publisher=Media Scotland\|date=24 May 2011\|accessdate=11 August 2011}}</ref> Brown was suggested as a possible [[captain (association football)\|captain]] for the [[2011 Nations Cup]] match against [[Northern Ireland national football team\|Northern Ireland]], in the absence of [[Darren Fletcher]],<ref name="ScotlandCaptain1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12010_6738372,00.html\|title=Miller to captain Scotland\|publisher=Sky Sports\|first=Pete\|last=O'Rourke\|date=8 February 2011\|accessdate=10 February 2011}}</ref> but Levein decided to give the armband to [[Kenny Miller]] instead.<ref name =ScotlandCaptain1/> Brown ended up missing the match due to injury.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/irish/9392854.stm\|title=Scotland 3–0 Northern Ireland\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Alvin\|last=McCaig\|date=9 February 2011\|accessdate=10 February 2011}}</ref> On 22 December 2011, it was revealed that Brown had been invited to the [[Great Britain Olympic football team\|Great Britain team]] for the [[2012 Summer Olympics\|2012 Olympics]],<ref name="Celtic trio receive Team GB Olympic invites">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16306435.stm\|title=Celtic trio receive Team GB Olympic invites\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=22 December 2011\|accessdate=22 December 2011}}</ref> although he was not actually selected for the squad that participated at the Games.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/role-of-honour.17361745\|title=Role of honour\|work=The Herald\|location=Glasgow\|first=Stewart\|last=Fisher\|date=21 April 2012\|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref> He played in four [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] games,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/scotland/player.php?playerid=1072\|title=Scotland Player Scott Brown Details\|publisher=FitbaStats\|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref> and was appointed captain by new Scotland manager [[Gordon Strachan]] in February 2013 following incumbent [[Darren Fletcher]]’s bouts with illness.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/feb/05/scott-brown-scotland-captain\|title=Gordon Strachan makes Scott Brown his first Scotland captain\|work=The Guardian\|date=5 February 2013\|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref> Brown scored his third and fourth international goals in consecutive 1–0 away friendly wins over [[Norway national football team\|Norway]] and Poland.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2510316/Scott-Brown-Scotlands-hero-sent-off.html\|title=Brown was Scotland's hero but he could have been the red card villain\|work=Daily Mail\|first=Brian\|last=Marjoribanks\|date=20 November 2013\|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="brownlateshow">{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/05/poland-scotland-friendly-international-match-report\|title=Scott Brown late show gives Scotland impressive win over Poland in Warsaw\|work=The Guardian\|date=5 March 2014\|accessdate=11 November 2016}}</ref> On 29 March 2016, Brown played his 50th international in a 1–0 home win over [[Denmark national football team\|Denmark]], earning himself a place on the [[Scotland national football team roll of honour\|roll of honour]].<ref name = "roll">{{cite news\|url=http://www.thenational.scot/sport/football-scott-brown-prepares-to-join-50-cap-roll-of-honour.15640\|title=Football: Scott Brown prepares to join 50-cap roll of honour\|work=The National\|first=Martin\|last=Hannan\|date=29 March 2016\|accessdate=30 March 2016}}</ref> In August 2016, he announced his intention to retire from international football in order to dedicate all of his efforts to his club game.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37161459\|title=Scotland: Scott Brown says 'no going back' on retirement call\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Liam\|last=McLeod\|date=22 August 2016\|accessdate=23 August 2016}}</ref> He reversed this decision in October 2016,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37796525\|title=Celtic's Scott Brown overturns Scotland retirement decision\|publisher=BBC Sport\|first=Alasdair\|last=Lamont\|date=28 October 2016\|accessdate=11 November 2016}}</ref> and featured in some [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches. In February 2018, Brown announced his retirement from international football for a second time.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43196946 \|title=Celtic's Scott Brown ends Scotland career after Alex McLeish talks \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=26 February 2018\|accessdate=26 February 2018}}</ref> ==Style of play== [[File:4-Scott Brown.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Brown has been criticised for receiving too many yellow cards]] In their 2009 "ones to watch" segment [[FIFA.com]] described Brown as being a "dynamic box-to-box midfielder", who is "direct, athletic and combative", they also pointed out that he has a "reckless streak".<ref name="FIFA1"/> When analysing the 2007 [[PFA Scotland\|SPFA]] team of the year, [[BBC Sport]] described Brown's "skilful, energetic running" as being integral to [[Hibernian F.C.\|Hibs]]' "fluent" style of play.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/scotland/6584145.stm\|title=SPFA's team of the 2006/07 season\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=23 April 2007\|accessdate=11 August 2011}}</ref> [[Scotland Under-21 national football team\|Scotland Under-21]] coach [[Rainer Bonhof]] said in 2007 that Brown was a modern midfield player, but he needed to be calmed to avoid disciplinary problems.<ref name="bonhof"/> Early in his career, Brown admitted that he had to avoid [[sugar]]y products, such as [[chocolate]] or [[soft drink\|fizzy drinks]], because they would make him [[hyperactive]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2373247/Browns-sugar-worries-Bonhof.html\|title=Brown's sugar worries Bonhof\|work=The Telegraph\|first=Ewing\|last=Grahame\|date=17 February 2004\|accessdate=30 September 2011}}</ref> When previewing the [[2011 Scottish League Cup Final]], [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.\|Hearts]] manager [[Jim Jefferies (football manager)\|Jim Jefferies]] described Brown as follows: {{cquote\|[He] has a great heart for the game. His iron will and commitment means he'll go at you all day long, even if he has to curb his tendency to be over aggressive at times.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/celtic/2011/03/18/co-operative-insurance-cup-final-jim-jefferies-gives-his-man-by-man-prediction-ahead-of-sunday-s-old-firm-clash-86908-22998105/\|title=Co-operative Insurance Cup Final: Jim Jefferies gives his man-by-man prediction ahead of Sunday's Old Firm clash\|work=Daily Record\|date=18 March 2011\|accessdate=23 September 2011}}</ref>}} [[File:Broony.jpg\|thumb\|left\|180px\|Celtic fan's t-shirt depicting Scott Brown's famous goal celebration against Rangers in February 2011]]He has, at times, been criticised for his passing ability. As well as not being able to channel his aggression into a more productive manner, he has also been criticised for his disciplinary record due to his tough tackling style and his lack of goalscoring since joining Celtic. ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' noted in the lead-up to the [[2011 Scottish Cup Final]] that Brown had only scored six goals in the previous two seasons, but had received eighteen yellow cards and two red cards.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/celtic/8526595/Celtic-captain-Scott-Brown-shrugs-off-criticism-ahead-of-Scottish-Cup-final-with-Motherwell.html\|title=Celtic captain Scott Brown shrugs off criticism ahead of Scottish Cup final with Motherwell\|work=The Telegraph\|first=Ewing\|last=Grahame\|date=20 May 2011\|accessdate=5 October 2011}}</ref> After captaining Scotland to an away win over Poland in March 2014, the Scotland national manager described Brown as "fantastic", adding "He's ungainly in a way but he does what all good midfielders do: pass the ball, keep it, move it on. But then he has got the power to win the ball back."<ref name="brownlateshow" /> Brown frequently finds himself in confrontations with opponents, often mocking them. Most memorable was during a [[Scottish Cup]] tie against Rangers at Ibrox in 2011 when he clashed several times with [[El-Hadji Diouf]]. Matters came to a head when Brown scored Celtic's equaliser, then turned round in front of Diouf with his arms outstretched and stared directly at the Rangers player. Brown was yellow carded by the referee, but afterwards said "It was the best booking I've had in my life."<ref>{{cite web\|title=Brown: Diouf booking was best of my life\|url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/celtic/226601-brown-diouf-booking-was-best-of-my-life/\|website=STV Sport\|accessdate=10 August 2015\|date=6 February 2011}}</ref> In a physical encounter against [[Ross County F.C.\|Ross County]] in 2013, he was booked for goading and laughing at [[Mihael Kovačević]] after the Ross County defender rushed up to him and shouted in his face.<ref>{{cite web\|last=McHugh\|first=Joe\|title=Broony has the last laugh on Kovacevic\|url=http://videocelts.com/2013/11/blogs/latest-news/broony-has-the-last-laugh-on-kovasevic\|website=Video Celts\|accessdate=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Chris Sutton: Scott Brown is the heartbeat of the Celtic team, but it's time he acted his age\|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/chris-sutton-column-scott-brown-2841575\|website=Daily Record\|accessdate=10 August 2015\|date=23 November 2012}}</ref> In August 2015, The ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)\|Daily Record]]'' reported complaints from [[Qarabağ]]'s [[Gara Garayev (footballer)\|Gara Garayev]] that several Celtic players mocked them during a Champions League qualifying, with Brown described as being "the worst".<ref>{{cite web\|last=Marshall\|first=Alan\|title=Celtic's Scott Brown and Mikael Lustig laughed in our faces after putting us out of Europe, claims Qarabag player\|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtics-scott-brown-mikael-lustig-6209542\|website=Daily Record\|accessdate=10 August 2015\|date=7 August 2015}}</ref> After a game against Celtic in January 2018, [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.\|Hearts]] manager [[Craig Levein]] criticised Brown for a challenge that injured Hearts player [[Harry Cochrane]].<ref name = "levein"/> Levein claimed that opponents, particularly younger players like Cochrane, needed greater protection from referees when facing Brown.<ref name = "levein"/> Levein, who coached Brown when he was Scotland manager, said that Brown was "aggressive" and was responding to a recent fixture where Hearts had beaten Celtic.<ref name = "levein">{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42902391 \|title=Scott Brown: Players need protection from Celtic captain, says Hearts' Craig Levein \|first=Brian \|last=McLauchlin \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=1 February 2018 \|accessdate=1 February 2018}}</ref> However, Hearts' captain [[Don Cowie (footballer)\|Don Cowie]] stated that Brown was not to blame for Cochrane's injury.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/15911320.Hearts_midfielder_Don_Cowie_insists_Celtic_skipper_Scott_Brown_isn__39_t_to_blame_for_Harry_Cochrane__39_s_injury/\|title=Hearts midfielder Don Cowie insists Celtic skipper Scott Brown isn't to blame for Harry Cochrane's injury\|newspaper=Evening Times\|date=1 February 2018\|accessdate=2 February 2018}}</ref> The following month, Aberdeen's [[Sam Cosgrove]] was sent off for a reckless tackle on Brown, to which he reacted by jumping to his feet and 'strutting' towards the crowd while laughing to demonstrate his toughness.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/celtics-scott-brown-celebrates-getting-fouled-scottish-premiership\|title=Celtic's Scott Brown celebrates getting fouled in the Scottish Premiership\|work=[[FourFourTwo]]\|date=26 February 2018\|accessdate=10 May 2018}}</ref> Before the end of the campaign, Brown received two foul challenges in which the perpetrator appeared to deliberately stamp on his groin area: [[Andrew Davies (footballer)\|Andrew Davies]] of Ross County was ordered off at the time, with Brown stating "I didn't want more kids anyway" but later adding that "Stamping on opponents when the ball is nowhere near you is definitely not being a hard man or going into a hard tackle";<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43671257\|title=Celtic: Scott Brown surprised at leniency of Andrew Davies red card ban\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=6 April 2018\|accessdate=10 May 2018}}</ref> the referee took no action against [[Steven Naismith]] of Hearts at the time,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44021826\|title=Hearts 1–3 Celtic: Steven Naismith tackle on Scott Brown 'shocking' – Brendan Rodgers\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=6 May 2018\|accessdate=10 May 2018}}</ref> but the Scotland forward was later banned by the SFA. On the latter incident, Brown commented "I think they try to wind me up and get me sent off but let's be honest, I am past that stage and have matured eventually. So it is not going to work."<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44073356 \|title=Steven Naismith: Hearts accept forward's two-match SFA ban for Scott Brown challenge\|publisher= BBC Sport\|date=10 May 2018 \|accessdate=11 May 2018 }}</ref> ==Personal life== Brown's younger sister Fiona died of [[Skin neoplasm\|skin cancer]] in May 2008, aged 21.<ref name =Fiona/> He suffered this loss only two weeks after Celtic first team coach [[Tommy Burns (footballer)\|Tommy Burns]] had died of the same illness.<ref name =Fiona> {{cite news\| url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/05/30/celtic-star-scott-brown-s-sister-dies-of-skin-cancer-aged-just-21-86908-20588225/\| title=Celtic star Scott Brown's sister dies of skin cancer aged just 21\| last=Walker\| first=Douglas\| work =Daily Record\|location=Scotland\| publisher=Media Scotland\| date=30 May 2008\| accessdate=11 February 2011}}</ref> Brown has a tattoo on his right forearm with his sister's dates of birth and death; he later had words from a well-known funeral poem tattooed next to this.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2011/02/13/scott-brown-s-touching-tribute-to-sister-who-died-from-skin-cancer-86908-22920565/\| title=Scott Brown's touching tribute to sister who died from skin cancer\| work =Daily Record\|location=Scotland\| publisher=Media Scotland\| date=13 February 2011\| accessdate=20 June 2012}}</ref> Brown married Lisa Taylor in June 2009, in a small ceremony in [[Cyprus]].<ref name =Married/> Instead of wedding gifts he set up a wishing well for guests to give donations to [[Cancer Research UK]], in memory of his sister.<ref name=Married> {{cite news\| url=http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2499563/Celtic-footballer-Scott-Brown-has-secretly-gotten-married.html\| title=Brown wed in secret\| last=Goodwin\| first=David\| work=The Scottish Sun\| publisher=News Group Newspapers\| date=25 June 2009\| accessdate=11 February 2011}}</ref> As of June 2011, the couple had one son, named Shay.<ref name="cramond" /> Soon after signing for [[Celtic F.C.\|Celtic]], Brown purchased a house in the [[Cramond]] area of Edinburgh for £1.475 million.<ref name="cramond" /> He made the house available for sale in August 2012.<ref name="cramond">{{cite news\|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/top-stories/midfielder-set-to-lose-out-as-house-prices-slump-1-2491237\|title=Midfielder set to lose out as house prices slump\|work=Edinburgh Evening News\|publisher=Johnston Press\|date=27 August 2012\|accessdate=28 August 2012}}</ref> Brown has been an Ambassador for the [[Homeless World Cup]] since 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.homelessworldcup.org/ambassador/scott-brown/\|title=Scott Brown\|publisher=Homeless World Cup\|accessdate=11 November 2016}}</ref> ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated\|19 December 2018}}<ref name="Soccerbase1">{{soccerbase\|id=33673\|name=Scott Brown}}</ref> {\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition \|- !rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|[[Scottish Cup]] !colspan="2"\|[[Scottish League Cup\|League Cup]] !colspan="2"\|[[UEFA#Club\|Europe]] !colspan="2"\|Total \|- !Division\|\|Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Apps\|\|Goals \|- \|rowspan=6\|[[Hibernian F.C.\|Hibernian]] \|[[2002–03 Hibernian F.C. season\|2002–03]] \|rowspan=5\|[[Scottish Premier League]] \|4\|\|3\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|4\|\|3 \|- \|[[2003–04 Hibernian F.C. season\|2003–04]] \|36\|\|3\|\|1\|\|0\|\|4\|\|1\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|41\|\|4 \|- \|[[2004–05 Hibernian F.C. season\|2004–05]] \|20\|\|1\|\|2\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0\|\|24\|\|2 \|- \|[[2005–06 Hibernian F.C. season\|2005–06]] \|20\|\|1\|\|2\|\|2\|\|1\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|24\|\|3 \|- \|[[2006–07 Hibernian F.C. season\|2006–07]] \|30\|\|5\|\|5\|\|0\|\|5\|\|2\|\|2\|\|1\|\|42\|\|8 \|- !colspan=2 \|Total !110!!13!!10!!3!!10!!3!!5!!1!!135!!20 \|- \|rowspan=13\|[[Celtic F.C.\|Celtic]] \|[[2007–08 Celtic F.C. season\|2007–08]] \|rowspan=6\|Scottish Premier League \|34\|\|3\|\|3\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0\|\|9\|\|0\|\|48\|\|3 \|- \|[[2008–09 Celtic F.C. season\|2008–09]] \|36\|\|5\|\|2\|\|1\|\|4\|\|1\|\|6\|\|0\|\|48\|\|7 \|- \|[[2009–10 Celtic F.C. season\|2009–10]] \|21\|\|1\|\|3\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|6\|\|0\|\|30\|\|1 \|- \|[[2010–11 Celtic F.C. season\|2010–11]] \|28\|\|2\|\|5\|\|2\|\|2\|\|0\|\|4\|\|0\|\|39\|\|4 \|- \|[[2011–12 Celtic F.C. season\|2011–12]] \|22\|\|3\|\|4\|\|2\|\|2\|\|1\|\|4\|\|0\|\|32\|\|6 \|- \|[[2012–13 Celtic F.C. season\|2012–13]] \|17\|\|3\|\|4\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0\|\|10\|\|0\|\|33\|\|3 \|- \|[[2013–14 Celtic F.C. season\|2013–14]] \|rowspan=6\|[[Scottish Premiership]] \|38\|\|2\|\|2\|\|2\|\|1\|\|0\|\|9\|\|0\|\|50\|\|4 \|- \|[[2014–15 Celtic F.C. season\|2014–15]] \|32\|\|4\|\|5\|\|0\|\|4\|\|0\|\|7\|\|1\|\|48\|\|5 \|- \|[[2015–16 Celtic F.C. season\|2015–16]] \|22\|\|1\|\|3\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0\|\|9\|\|0\|\|36\|\|1 \|- \|[[2016–17 Celtic F.C. season\|2016–17]] \|33\|\|1\|\|5\|\|1\|\|4\|\|0\|\|12\|\|1\|\|54\|\|3 \|- \|[[2017–18 Celtic F.C. season\|2017–18]] \|34\|\|0\|\|5\|\|0\|\|3\|\|0\|\|14\|\|0\|\|56\|\|0 \|- \|[[2018–19 Celtic F.C. season\|2018–19]] \|12\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|3\|\|0\|\|11\|\|0\|\|26\|\|0 \|- !colspan="2" \|Total !329!!25!!41!!8!!29!!2!!101!!2!!500!!37 \|- !colspan="3"\|Career total !439\|\|38\|\|51\|\|11\|\|39\|\|5\|\|106\|\|3\|\|635\|\|57 \|} ===International appearances=== {\| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year \|- !National team\|\|Year\|\|Apps\|\|Goals \|- \|rowspan=14\|[[Scotland national football team\|Scotland]]<ref>{{NFT player\|id=12776\|name=Brown, Scott\|accessdate=11 November 2016}}</ref> \|- \|2005\|\|1\|\|0 \|- \|2006\|\|colspan=2\|— \|- \|2007\|\|7\|\|0 \|- \|2008\|\|6\|\|0 \|- \|2009\|\|5\|\|1 \|- \|2010\|\|3\|\|1 \|- \|2011\|\|5\|\|0 \|- \|2012\|\|2\|\|0 \|- \|2013\|\|7\|\|1 \|- \|2014\|\|6\|\|1 \|- \|2015\|\|7\|\|0 \|- \|2016\|\|2\|\|0 \|- \|2017\|\|4\|\|0 \|- !colspan="2" \|Total\|\|55\|\|4 \|} ===International goals=== :''As of match played 11 November 2016. Scotland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Brown goal.''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=26909\|title=Scott Brown\|publisher=EU-football.info\|accessdate=11 November 2016}}</ref> {\| class="wikitable" \|+ International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition \|- ! Goal \|\| Date \|\| Venue \|\| Opponent \|\| Score \|\| Result \|\| Competition \|- \| 1. \|\| 5 September 2009 \|\| [[Hampden Park]], [[Glasgow]] \|\| {{fb\|MKD}} \|\| <center> 1–0</center> \|\| <center>2–0</center> \|\| [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9\|2010 World Cup qualifier]] \|- \| 2. \|\| 3 March 2010 \|\| Hampden Park, Glasgow \|\| {{fb\|CZE}} \|\| <center>1–0</center> \|\| <center>1–0</center> \|\| [[Exhibition game\|Friendly]] \|- \| 3. \|\| 19 November 2013 \|\| [[Aker Stadion]], [[Molde]] \|\| {{fb\|NOR}} \|\| <center>1–0</center> \|\| <center>1–0</center> \|\| Friendly \|- \| 4. \|\| 5 March 2014 \|\| [[National Stadium, Warsaw\|National Stadium]], [[Warsaw]] \|\| {{fb\|POL}} \|\| <center>1–0</center> \|\| <center>1–0</center> \|\| Friendly \|} ==Honours== '''Hibernian''' [[Scottish League Cup]] (1): [[2006–07 Scottish League Cup\|2006–07]]<ref name="HibsLC07" /> '''Celtic''' [[list of Scottish football champions\|Scottish Premiership]] (8): [[2007–08 Scottish Premier League\|2007–08]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7412454.stm\|title=Dundee United 0–1 Celtic\|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]\|accessdate=5 April 2017}}</ref> [[2011–12 Scottish Premier League\|2011–12]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17570842\|title=Kilmarnock 0–6 Celtic\|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]\|accessdate=5 April 2017}}</ref> [[2012–13 Scottish Premier League\|2012–13]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22409613\|title=Celtic 4–0 St Johnstone\|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]\|accessdate=5 April 2017}}</ref> [[2013–14 Scottish Premiership\|2013–14]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26641424\|title=Partick Thistle 1–5 Celtic\|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]\|accessdate=5 April 2017}}</ref> [[2014–15 Scottish Premiership\|2014–15]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32664511\|title=Celtic 5–0 Inverness CT\|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]\|accessdate=5 April 2017}}</ref> [[2015–16 Scottish Premier League\|2015–16]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36180795\|title=Celtic 3–2 Aberdeen\|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]\|accessdate=5 April 2017}}</ref> [[2016–17 Scottish Premiership\|2016–17]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39396454\|title=Heart of Midlothian 0–5 Celtic\|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]\|accessdate=5 April 2017}}</ref> [[2017–18 Scottish Premiership\|2017–18]]<ref name = "celtic 50">{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43854076\|title=Celtic 5–0 Rangers\|date=29 April 2018\|publisher=BBC\|accessdate=29 April 2018\|first=Tom\|last=English}}</ref> [[Scottish Cup]] (4): [[2011 Scottish Cup Final\|2010–11]],<ref name="scup11" /> [[2013 Scottish Cup Final\|2012–13]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22585339\|title=Hibernian 0–3 Celtic\|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]\|accessdate=5 April 2017}}</ref> [[2016–17 Scottish Cup\|2016–17]]<ref>{{citeweb\|url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39984102\|title=Celtic 2 Aberdeen 1\|date=27 May 2017\|publisher=BBC Sport\|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref>, [[2017–18 Scottish Cup\|2017–18]] [[Scottish League Cup]] (5): [[2008–09 Scottish League Cup\|2008–09]],<ref name="lgcup09" /> [[2014–15 Scottish League Cup\|2014–15]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31785677\|title=Dundee United 0–2 Celtic\|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]\|accessdate=5 April 2017}}</ref> [[2016–17 Scottish League Cup\|2016–17]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38110297\|title=Aberdeen 0–3 Celtic\|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]\|accessdate=5 April 2017}}</ref> [[2017–18 Scottish League Cup\|2017–18]], <ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42056522 \|title=Motherwell 0 – 2 Celtic\|publisher=BBC Sport \|accessdate=26 November 2017 \|date=26 November 2017}}</ref> [[2018–19 Scottish League Cup\|2018–19]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46337733 \|title=Scottish League Cup final: Celtic 1-0 Aberdeen - Rodgers leads Celtic to seventh straight domestic trophy \|publisher=BBC Sport \|accessdate=2 December 2018 \|date=2 December 2018}}</ref> '''Individual''' [[Scotland national football team roll of honour]]: 2016<ref name = "roll"/><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/scot-intres2016.html \|title=Scotland International Matches 2016 \|quote=Scott Brown became the 30th player to reach 50 caps for Scotland. \|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation \|date=1 December 2016 \|accessdate=5 April 2017 \|first=Gabriele \|last=Tossani}}</ref> [[PFA Scotland Team of the Year\|PFA Scotland Team of the Year (Premiership)]] (4): [[PFA Scotland Team of the Year#Premier League\|2006–07]],<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/6584145.stm \| title=SPFA's team of the 2006/07 season \| publisher=BBC Sport \| accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref> [[PFA Scotland Team of the Year#Premier League 3\|2008–09]], [[PFA Scotland Team of the Year#Premiership 2\|2014–15]],<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/pfa-scotland-teams-of-the-year/ \| title=PFA Scotland Teams of the Year \| publisher=[[SPFL]] \| accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref> [[PFA Scotland Team of the Year#Premiership 4\|2016–17]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://pfascotland.co.uk/items/PFA-News/pfa-scotland-teams-of-the-year-2017 \| title=PFA Scotland teams of the year 2017 \| publisher=[[PFA Scotland]] \| accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref> [[PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year]] (2): 2008–09,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article6217158.ece\|title=Celtic's Scott Brown claims player of the year prize \|author=Graham Spiers\|work=The Times \|accessdate=5 May 2009 \|date=4 May 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508021301/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article6217158.ece \|archivedate=8 May 2009}}</ref> 2017–18 [[SFWA Footballer of the Year]] (1): 2017–18<ref name = "sfwa">{{cite news\|url=https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/2623906/celtic-scott-brown-scottish-football-writers/ \|work=Scottish Sun \|title=High Five \|accessdate=11 May 2018 \|date=10 May 2018 \|first=Ryan \|last=McDonald}}</ref> [[SFWA Young Player of the Year]] (1): 2006–07 ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category\|Scott Brown (association football player born June 1985)}} [http://www.celticfc.net/team/26 Scott Brown profile] at [[Celtic F.C.]] {{SFA profile}} {{NFT player\|id=12776\|name=Scott Brown}} [http://www.homelessworldcup.com/testimonial/scott-brown/ Homeless World Cup Ambassador Profile] [https://us.soccerway.com/players/scott-brown/892/ S. 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