Billy Brawn

Billy Brawn
	Brawn while with Chelsea.
Personal information
Full name	William Frederick Brawn
Date of birth	1 August 1878
Place of birth	Wellingborough, England
Date of death	18 August 1932 (aged 54)
Place of death	Brentford, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1893	Wellingborough St Mark's
1893–1898	Wellingborough Town
1898–1900	Northampton Town
1900–1901	Sheffield United
1901–1906	Aston Villa
1906–1907	Middlesbrough
1907–1911	Chelsea
1911–1913	Brentford
1916–1917	→ Brentford (guest)
1918	Tottenham Hotspur
International career
1904	England
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aston Villa	1901–02^[8]	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1902–03^[8]		16	2	4	0	20	2
	1903–04^[8]		32	7	2	1	34	8
	1904–05^[8]		31	7	6	0	37	7
	1905–06^[8]		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]		37	4	2	1	39	5
	1907–08^[8]		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]		32	3	2	0	34	3
	1909–10^[8]		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			313	42	27	4	340	46

Honours

Aston Villa

FA Cup: 1904–05^[6]

England

British Home Championship: 1903–04^[4]

References

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

External links

Billy Brawn at Soccerbase
Billy Brawn at Englandstats.com

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[Joyce-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.

[Goodwin-3] Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.

[englandfootballonline-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "England Players – Billy Brawn". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 1 November 2017.

[5] "Profile". Aston Villa Player Database.

[Soccerbase-6] Billy Brawn at Soccerbase

[Haynes-7] Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. pp. 20–21. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.

[11v11-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Billy Brawn". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

[White-9] White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 361–362. ISBN 0951526200.

[FOOTNOTEWhite1989363-365-10] White 1989, p. 363-365.

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