Place of death Brentford, England Name Billy Brawn | Playing position | |
Full name William Frederick Brawn 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) | ||
William Frederick Brawn (1 August 1878 – 18 August 1932) was an English international footballer, who played as an outside right.
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Playing career
Born in Wellingborough, Brawn began his career at local Leicestershire & Northants League side Wellingborough Town. He moved to join Northants League side Northampton Town in 1897. Brawn secured a move to professional football when he joined Division One side Sheffield United in 1900. He moved on to Aston Villa, and earned two caps for England in 1904 and won the 1905 FA Cup with the club. Brawn also played for Chelsea, making 99 appearances and scoring 11 goals, and also had spells at Middlesbrough and Brentford. 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.
Administrative career
Brawn served on the Brentford board of directors in 1919 and acted as "advisory manager" from 1919 until 1921.
Personal life
While with Brentford FC, Billy Brawn ran the Kings Arms Hotel at 19 Boston Road, Brentford.
As a player
Aston Villa