Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Frederick Brawn [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 August 1878 | ||
Place of birth | Wellingborough, England | ||
Date of death | 18 August 1932[2] | (aged 54)||
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 |
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]
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]
Brawn served on the Brentford board of directors in 1919 and acted as "advisory manager" from 1919 until 1921. [7]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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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 |
Aston Villa
England
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[2] | (aged 54)||
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 |
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]
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]
Brawn served on the Brentford board of directors in 1919 and acted as "advisory manager" from 1919 until 1921. [7]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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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 |
Aston Villa
England