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".
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. He turned professional when he joined First Division club Sheffield United in January 1900 for a £125 fee. He moved to Aston Villa in December 1901, with whom he won two England caps in 1904 and the 1904–05 FA Cup. Brawn later played League football for Middlesbrough and Chelsea and ended his career with Southern League club Brentford. 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.
Administrative career Brawn served on the Brentford board of directors in 1919 and acted as "advisory manager" from 1919 until 1921.
Personal life Brawn married Ada in Wellingborough in 1902. While with Brentford, Billy Brawn ran the Kings Arms Hotel at 19 Boston Road, Brentford and lived there until his death in 1932.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSheffield United1899–1900First Division5300531900–01First Division3000301901–02First Division610061Total14400144Aston Villa1901–02First Division1000101902–03First Division162402021903–04First Division327213481904–05First Division317603771905–06First Division153—153Total951912110720Middlesbrough1905–06First Division8100811906–07First Division374213951907–08First Division110—110Total56521586Chelsea1907–08First Division264202841908–09First Division323203431909–10First Division233212541910–11Second Division12000120Total9310619911Brentford1911–12Southern League First Division344513951912–13Southern League First Division35420374Total69871769Career Total3274627435450
Honours Aston Villa FA Cup: 1904–05
England British Home Championship: 1903–04
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