J. Brown · career
James Brown
Full Back · Kilmarnock · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/244 clubs
The record covers 5 seasons (2022/23–2025/26) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 107 appearances with 5 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Ross County — Season rating 33, 1 goal and 2 assists in 31 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (33 → 26). The gap to his peak is 7 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±6 points) across 4 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Premiership) and kept playing — 31 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | St Patrick's Athl. | 22 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Kilmarnock | 15 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Ross County | 27 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | Ross County | 31 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Stockport County | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 36 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Doncaster | 33 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 19 |
| 2021/22 | Blackburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| 2021/22 | Drogheda United | 34 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Drogheda United | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Drogheda United | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Shelbourne | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Shelbourne | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Shelbourne | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
Leinster Senior Cup×3First Division×2First Division×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Divisionat St Patrick's Athl. | 22 | 1729 | 0 | 3 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2025/26
15 played2 unused sub29 not in squad· 1204 min, 0g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4 | Friendlies Clubs | H Ayr Utd | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 12 | League Cup | A Brora Rangers | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 16 | League Cup | H Livingston | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | League Cup | A Kelty Hearts | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | League Cup | H East Fife | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Premiership | H Livingston | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | Premiership | A Hibernian | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 17 | League Cup | H Dundee Utd | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Premiership | H Dundee | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Premiership | A Motherwell | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 14 | Premiership | H Celtic | 1-2 | Played | 84 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 19 | League Cup | H ST Mirren | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | Premiership | A Dundee Utd | 2-0 | Played | 89 | 7.0 | ||
| Oct 4 | Premiership | H ST Mirren | 2-0 | Played | 89 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Oct 18 | Premiership | H Heart Of Midlothian | 0-3 | Played | 72 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 26 | Premiership | A Rangers | 1-3 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 29 | Premiership | H Aberdeen | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 1 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 1-3 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 9 | Premiership | A Celtic | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 22 | Premiership | H Motherwell | 1-3 | Played | 79 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 29 | Premiership | H Dundee Utd | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 3 | Premiership | A Heart Of Midlothian | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 6 | Premiership | H Rangers | 0-3 | Played | 82 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 14 | Premiership | A Aberdeen | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Dec 20 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 27 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 30 | Premiership | A Dundee | 1-2 | Played | 79 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 3 | Premiership | H Hibernian | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 10 | Premiership | A Livingston | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | FA Cup | H Dundee | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | Premiership | A Motherwell | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | Premiership | H Aberdeen | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 4 | Premiership | A Rangers | 1-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 11 | Premiership | H ST Mirren | 4-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 15 | Premiership | H Celtic | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Premiership | A Dundee Utd | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 1-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | Premiership | H Heart Of Midlothian | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | Premiership | H Livingston | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 4 | Premiership | A Hibernian | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 11 | Premiership | H Dundee | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | Premiership | A Aberdeen | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | Premiership | H Dundee Utd | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 9 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 12 | Premiership | H Dundee | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 17 | Premiership | A Livingston | 4-1 | Not in squad | — |