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]
 Brawn while with Chelsea. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Frederick Brawn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Wellingborough, England | ||
| Date of death | 18 August 1932 (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) |
| –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 edit
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 edit
Brawn served on the Brentford board of directors in 1919 and acted as "advisory manager" from 1919 until 1921.[7]
Personal life edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
Aston Villa
England
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- Billy Brawn at Soccerbase
- Billy Brawn at Englandstats.com
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