Billy Brawn

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]

Billy Brawn
Brawn while with Chelsea.
Personal information
Full name William Frederick Brawn[1]
Date of birth (1878-08-01)1 August 1878
Place of birth Wellingborough, England
Date of death 18 August 1932(1932-08-18) (aged 54)[2]
Place of death Brentford, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1893 Wellingborough St Mark's
1893–1898 Wellingborough Town
1898–1900 Northampton Town
1900–1901 Sheffield United 14 (4)
1901–1906 Aston Villa 95 (19)
1906–1907 Middlesbrough 56 (5)
1907–1911 Chelsea 93 (10)
1911–1913 Brentford 69 (8)
1916–1917 → Brentford (guest) 3 (0)
1918 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (0)
International career
1904 England 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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
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] 35 4 2 0 37 4
Total 69 8 7 1 76 9
Career Total 313 42 27 4 340 46

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. Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
  4. "England Players – Billy Brawn". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. "Profile". Aston Villa Player Database.
  6. Billy Brawn at Soccerbase
  7. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. pp. 20–21. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  8. "Billy Brawn". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  9. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 361–362. ISBN 0951526200.
  10. White 1989, p. 363-365.
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