game of the season, live on Sky Sports, against AFC Wimbledon. Rovers won the game 3–2. In his first season at Rovers he appeared in 42 league games and scored seven goals as the club turned around a difficult first half to the season, which resulted in the sacking of manager Paul Buckle who was replaced by Mark McGhee, to finish in a comfortable, albeit disappointing, 13th place. On 18 July 2012, Brown signed an extension to his Bristol Rovers contract to keep him at the Memorial Stadium until the summer of 2014. He was again a regular for Rovers as he made 39 league appearances, scoring three times. For Rovers, the season was again a struggle in the first half, spending two different spells in the relegation zone leading to the dismissal of Mark McGhee. He was replaced by the returning John Ward who successfully guided Rovers to 14th in League Two. Brown's third season at Bristol Rovers started with the club among the pre-season favourites for promotion. The season proved to be a disaster for Rovers as the club was relegated out of the Football League for the first time since joining it in 1920. Brown made 41 appearances, scoring twice. Despite attracting interest from fellow Football League sides, Brown signed a new contract with Rovers in July 2014. Brown stated "I thought I had to give something back to [the fans]" and that manager Darrell Clarke, who had replaced John Ward toward the end of the previous season and had played alongside Brown at Salisbury City in 2009, "has got to take a lot of credit for me staying". On 14 October 2014, he made his international debut, representing England C in a 2–0 defeat to Turkey B in Istanbul. 2015–2018 Brown achieved promotion to the Football league via a play-off victory in the 2015 Conference Premier play-off Final, the first club to gain an instant return since 2005. After a 1–1 draw with Grimsby Town, Rovers won 5–3 on penalties with Brown scoring Rovers' third. The 2015–16 season was arguably his best season ever as a footballer as he played every minute of Rovers' games. He scored 6 goals over the course of the season after opening his tally in a 3–1 home win against Barnet. On 14 April 2016, Brown signed a new and improved deal with the club. His last goal of the season