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Stephen Rhys Browne (born 16 November 1995) is a footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Barnet. Able to play as a winger or striker, he has been capped by the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.
A former youth team player at Norwich City and Charlton Athletic, he also spent time on loan at Isthmian League side VCD Athletic. He won the FA Youth Cup and Norfolk Senior Cup with Norwich but did not play a first-team game for the "Canaries". He spent the 2015–16 season with Aldershot Town in the National League before winning a move into the English Football League with Grimsby Town in June 2016. From Grimsby, he was loaned out to Macclesfield Town and played on the losing side in the 2017 FA Trophy final. He joined Yeovil Town in June 2017 before departing following the club's relegation out of the Football League at the end of the 2018–19 season. However, he remained in the Football League, signing with Port Vale in July 2019. He left the club in August 2020 and joined Sutton United via Wealdstone in January 2021. Sutton went on to win promotion as National League champions at the end of the 2020–21 season. He rejoined Wealdstone in June 2021 and was sold to Woking in October 2022. He signed with Barnet in June 2024 and helped the team to the 2024–25 National League title.
Browne joined Norwich City as a youth team player, having previously played for Interwood. He was part of the squad that won the 2012–13 FA Youth Cup with 4–2 aggregate victory over Chelsea, as well as the Norfolk Senior Cup that same season with a 2–0 win over Wroxham. He never made the senior team at Carrow Road however and was released by Norwich at the end of the 2013–14 season, subsequently joining Charlton Athletic. From Charlton he was loaned out to VCD Athletic of the Isthmian League. He left The Valley after being released by Charlton in May 2015.
Following his release from Charlton, Browne went on trial with National League club Aldershot Town. During his time on trial he scored in friendlies against Basingstoke Town and Chelsea under-21s, and impressed manager Barry Smith enough to win a contract on 31 July 2015. Browne made his competitive début and scored his first goal for the "Shots" in a 2–1 defeat to Gateshead at the Recreation Ground on 8 August. He went on to score seven goals in 41 appearances across the 2015–16 season as Aldershot posted a 15th-place finish.
On 21 June 2016, Browne signed a two-year contract with newly-promoted League Two side Grimsby Town for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for the "Mariners" in the EFL Cup, coming on as a 55th-minute substitute for Sean McAllister in a 1–0 defeat at Derby County. He made a further seven appearances for the club, all as a substitute, and new manager Marcus Bignot revealed that he was working to get the young striker a loan move closer to his family home after time spent on compassionate leave following the death of his father. On 12 January, he joined National League side Macclesfield Town on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season. He scored his first goal in his first league start for the "Silkmen", in a 1–0 win at Eastleigh on 21 February. He scored four goals in six games of the club's FA Trophy run, including one in the final at Wembley Stadium, though Macclesfield would lose the game 3–2 to York City. In all he scored six goals in 24 games during his time at Moss Rose.
Paul Hurst brought me in at Grimsby and left so there was a change in manager. After that it was a bit of a rollercoaster and not knowing how to settle so it wasn't anything about not liking it. A lot was happening with me off the field and I needed to play some games (out on loan) and take away what was going on. I was in a position where I was away from my family and not playing games.
— Browne arrived at Blundell Park at a bad time and found it difficult to settle.
On 16 June 2017, Browne left Grimsby for Yeovil Town, signing a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He stated that the "Glovers" aim was to achieve automatic promotion, though admitted that "I've never really played in this league before so I don't really know what the test is". On 30 January, he scored past former club Grimsby in a 3–0 win at Huish Park. He ended the 2017–18 campaign with six goals in 42 games as Darren Way's Yeovil posted a 19th-place finish. Having contributed just one goal from 30 appearances in the 2018–19 season and missing the end-of-season run-in with a hamstring injury, Yeovil released Browne following the club's relegation from the Football League.
Rhys Browne
Stephen Rhys Browne (born 16 November 1995) is a footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Barnet. Able to play as a winger or striker, he has been capped by the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.
A former youth team player at Norwich City and Charlton Athletic, he also spent time on loan at Isthmian League side VCD Athletic. He won the FA Youth Cup and Norfolk Senior Cup with Norwich but did not play a first-team game for the "Canaries". He spent the 2015–16 season with Aldershot Town in the National League before winning a move into the English Football League with Grimsby Town in June 2016. From Grimsby, he was loaned out to Macclesfield Town and played on the losing side in the 2017 FA Trophy final. He joined Yeovil Town in June 2017 before departing following the club's relegation out of the Football League at the end of the 2018–19 season. However, he remained in the Football League, signing with Port Vale in July 2019. He left the club in August 2020 and joined Sutton United via Wealdstone in January 2021. Sutton went on to win promotion as National League champions at the end of the 2020–21 season. He rejoined Wealdstone in June 2021 and was sold to Woking in October 2022. He signed with Barnet in June 2024 and helped the team to the 2024–25 National League title.
Browne joined Norwich City as a youth team player, having previously played for Interwood. He was part of the squad that won the 2012–13 FA Youth Cup with 4–2 aggregate victory over Chelsea, as well as the Norfolk Senior Cup that same season with a 2–0 win over Wroxham. He never made the senior team at Carrow Road however and was released by Norwich at the end of the 2013–14 season, subsequently joining Charlton Athletic. From Charlton he was loaned out to VCD Athletic of the Isthmian League. He left The Valley after being released by Charlton in May 2015.
Following his release from Charlton, Browne went on trial with National League club Aldershot Town. During his time on trial he scored in friendlies against Basingstoke Town and Chelsea under-21s, and impressed manager Barry Smith enough to win a contract on 31 July 2015. Browne made his competitive début and scored his first goal for the "Shots" in a 2–1 defeat to Gateshead at the Recreation Ground on 8 August. He went on to score seven goals in 41 appearances across the 2015–16 season as Aldershot posted a 15th-place finish.
On 21 June 2016, Browne signed a two-year contract with newly-promoted League Two side Grimsby Town for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for the "Mariners" in the EFL Cup, coming on as a 55th-minute substitute for Sean McAllister in a 1–0 defeat at Derby County. He made a further seven appearances for the club, all as a substitute, and new manager Marcus Bignot revealed that he was working to get the young striker a loan move closer to his family home after time spent on compassionate leave following the death of his father. On 12 January, he joined National League side Macclesfield Town on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season. He scored his first goal in his first league start for the "Silkmen", in a 1–0 win at Eastleigh on 21 February. He scored four goals in six games of the club's FA Trophy run, including one in the final at Wembley Stadium, though Macclesfield would lose the game 3–2 to York City. In all he scored six goals in 24 games during his time at Moss Rose.
Paul Hurst brought me in at Grimsby and left so there was a change in manager. After that it was a bit of a rollercoaster and not knowing how to settle so it wasn't anything about not liking it. A lot was happening with me off the field and I needed to play some games (out on loan) and take away what was going on. I was in a position where I was away from my family and not playing games.
— Browne arrived at Blundell Park at a bad time and found it difficult to settle.
On 16 June 2017, Browne left Grimsby for Yeovil Town, signing a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He stated that the "Glovers" aim was to achieve automatic promotion, though admitted that "I've never really played in this league before so I don't really know what the test is". On 30 January, he scored past former club Grimsby in a 3–0 win at Huish Park. He ended the 2017–18 campaign with six goals in 42 games as Darren Way's Yeovil posted a 19th-place finish. Having contributed just one goal from 30 appearances in the 2018–19 season and missing the end-of-season run-in with a hamstring injury, Yeovil released Browne following the club's relegation from the Football League.