Billy Brawn
| 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) | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1894–1897 | Wellingborough Town | ||
| 1897–1900 | Northampton Town | ||
| 1900–1901 | Sheffield United | 14 | (4) |
| 1901–1906 | Aston Villa | 96 | (19) |
| 1906–1907 | Middlesbrough | 56 | (5) |
| 1907–1911 | Chelsea | 93 | (10) |
| 1911–1913 | Brentford | ||
| 1918 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| National team | |||
| 1904 | England | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
William Frederick Brawn (1 August 1878 – 18 August 1932) was an English international footballer, who played as an outside right.
Playing career
Born in Wellingborough, Brawn began his career at local Leicestershire & Northants League side Wellingborough Town.[1] He moved to join Northants League side Northampton Town in 1897.[1] Brawn secured a move to professional football when he joined Division One side Sheffield United in 1900.[1] He moved on to Aston Villa,[2] and earned two caps for England in 1904[3] and won the 1905 FA Cup with the club. Brawn also played for Chelsea, making 99 appearances and scoring 11 goals,[4] and also had spells at Middlesbrough and Brentford.[1] The final competitive 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.[1]
Administrative career
Brawn served on the Brentford board of directors in 1919 and acted as "advisory manager" from 1919 until 1921.[1]
Personal life
While with Brentford, Brawn ran the Kings Arms Hotel in the area.[1]
Honours
As a player
- FA Cup (1): 1904/05