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Billy Brawn

1878 – 1932

English footballer

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Lived 1878 – 1932 (aged 54). Billy Brawn was a British association football player.

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". 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. First Division 5 3 0 0 5 3 1900–01 First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0 1901–02 First Division 6 1 0 0 6 1

14 4 0 0 14 4

1901–02 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0 1902–03 First Division 16 2 4 0 20 2 1903–04 First Division 32 7 2 1 34 8 1904–05 First Division 31 7 6 0 37 7 1905–06 First Division 15 3

15 3

95 19 12 1 107 20

1905–06 First Division 8 1 0 0 8 1 1906–07 First Division 37 4 2 1 39 5 1907–08 First Division 11 0

11 0

56 5 2 1 58 6

1907–08 First Division 26 4 2 0 28 4 1908–09 First Division 32 3 2 0 34 3 1909–10 First Division 23 3 2 1 25 4 1910–11 Second Division 12 0 0 0 12 0

93 10 6 1 99 11

1911–12 Southern League First Division 34 4 5 1 39 5 1912–13 Southern League First Division 35 4 2 0 37 4

69 8 7 1 76 9

327 46 27 4 354 50

Honours Aston Villa FA Cup: 1904–05

England British Home Championship: 1903–04

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Who was Billy Brawn?

English footballer (1878-1932)

When was Billy Brawn born?

Billy Brawn was born on 1 August 1878 in Wellingborough.

When did Billy Brawn die?

Billy Brawn died on 18 August 1932 in Brentford.

What was Billy Brawn's occupation?

Billy Brawn was an association football player.

What nationality was Billy Brawn?

Billy Brawn was British.

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· Wikipedia: Billy Brawn

· Wikidata: Q4912265

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