William Frederick Brawn (1 August 1878 – 18 August 1932) was an English international footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League, most notably for Aston Villa and Chelsea. He was nicknamed "Gansey".[4]

Playing career

Born in Wellingborough, Brawn began his career as an amateur with local non-League clubs Wellingborough St Mark's, Wellingborough Town and Northampton Town.[3] He turned professional when he joined First Division club Sheffield United in January 1900 for a £125 fee.[4][3] He moved to Aston Villa in December 1901,[4] with whom he won two England caps in 1904 and the 1904–05 FA Cup.[5][6] Brawn later played League football for Middlesbrough and Chelsea and ended his career with Southern League club Brentford.[7][8][9][10] The final appearance of Brawn's career came in the colours of Tottenham Hotspur, when the White Hart Lane club turned up a man short for a London Combination fixture versus Brentford at Griffin Park on 8 November 1918.[7]

Administrative career

Brawn served on the Brentford board of directors in 1919 and acted as "advisory manager" from 1919 until 1921.[7]

Personal life

Brawn married Ada in Wellingborough in 1902.[4] While with Brentford, Billy Brawn ran the Kings Arms Hotel at 19 Boston Road, Brentford and lived there until his death in 1932.[7][4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sheffield United 1899–1900[11] First Division 5 3 0 0 5 3
1900–01[11] First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
1901–02[11] First Division 6 1 0 0 6 1
Total 14 4 0 0 14 4
Aston Villa 1901–02[8] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1902–03[8] First Division 16 2 4 0 20 2
1903–04[8] First Division 32 7 2 1 34 8
1904–05[8] First Division 31 7 6 0 37 7
1905–06[8] First Division 15 3 — 15 3
Total 95 19 12 1 107 20
Middlesbrough 1905–06[8] First Division 8 1 0 0 8 1
1906–07[8] First Division 37 4 2 1 39 5
1907–08[8] First Division 11 0 — 11 0
Total 56 5 2 1 58 6
Chelsea 1907–08[8] First Division 26 4 2 0 28 4
1908–09[8] First Division 32 3 2 0 34 3
1909–10[8] First Division 23 3 2 1 25 4
1910–11[8] Second Division 12 0 0 0 12 0
Total 93 10 6 1 99 11
Brentford 1911–12[9] Southern League First Division 34 4 5 1 39 5
1912–13[9] Southern League First Division 35 4 2 0 37 4
Total 69 8 7 1 76 9
Career Total 327 46 27 4 354 50

Honours

Aston Villa

England

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 37. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Billy Brawn". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "England Players – Billy Brawn". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Profile". Aston Villa Player Database.
  6. ^ a b Billy Brawn at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ a b c d Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. pp. 20–21. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Billy Brawn". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  9. ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 361–362. ISBN 0951526200.
  10. ^ White 1989, p. 363-365.
  11. ^ a b c Billy Brawn at WorldFootball.net


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