Brown had previously come close to joining the club at the height of Darlington's financial crisis in January 2012 but elected to remain with the North-East club.
bɹˈaʊn hæd pɹˈiːviəsli kˈʌm klˈoʊs tə dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ðə klˈʌb æt ðə hˈaɪt ʌv dˈɑːɹlɪŋtənz faɪnˈænʃəl kɹˈaɪsɪs ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv bˌʌt ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ɹᵻmˈeɪn wɪððə nˈɔːɹθˈiːst klˈʌb.