Chelsea FC Profile: Billy Brawn
Full Name: William Frederick Brawn
Born: Thursday, 1st August 1878
Place of birth: Wellingborough, England
Height: 6' 2 1/2"
Died: Thursday, 18th August 1932 (aged 54)
Burial: Buried - Section ), Row D, Grave 6, South Ealing Cemetery, 28 Chilton Ave, London W5 4RU
Involvement with Chelsea:
Player from 1907 to 1911
Playing Career:
Wellingborough
Northampton Town
Sheffield United
Aston Villa
Middlesbrough
Chelsea (Nov 1907 to Jun 1911) - cost: unknown
Brentford
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Debut: Saturday, 23rd November 1907, Chelsea 4 - 1 Bristol City
Age on debut: 29 years 3 months 22 days
Last Appearance: Saturday, 29th April 1911, Gainsborough Trinity 3 - 1 Chelsea
Appearances
| Goals
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* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Billy Brawn made 99 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 23rd Nov 1907 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Bristol City | 20,000 |  |
| League | 30th Nov 1907 | Notts County | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 12,000 |  |
| League | 2nd Dec 1907 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 18,000 | |
| League | 7th Dec 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Manchester City | 50,000 |   |
| League | 14th Dec 1907 | Preston North End | 2 | 4 | Chelsea | 8,000 | |
| League | 21st Dec 1907 | Chelsea | 3 | 4 | Bury | 35,000 | |
| League | 25th Dec 1907 | Liverpool | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1907 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 40,000 | |
| League | 28th Dec 1907 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 1st Jan 1908 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 4th Jan 1908 | Sheffield United | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 5,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 11th Jan 1908 | Worksop Town | 1 | 9 | Chelsea | 18,995 | |
| League | 18th Jan 1908 | Chelsea | 0 | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 35,000 | |
| League | 25th Jan 1908 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 1st Feb 1908 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 25,184 | |
| League | 8th Feb 1908 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 18,000 | |
| League | 15th Feb 1908 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Birmingham | 30,000 | |
| League | 29th Feb 1908 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Sunderland | 32,000 | |
| League | 7th Mar 1908 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 14th Mar 1908 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | The Wednesday | 30,000 | |
| League | 21st Mar 1908 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 1st Apr 1908 | Everton | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 4th Apr 1908 | Manchester City | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 40,000 | |
| League | 11th Apr 1908 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Preston North End | 40,000 | |
| League | 18th Apr 1908 | Bury | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 11,000 | |
| League | 20th Apr 1908 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Liverpool | 40,000 | |
| League | 25th Apr 1908 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Aston Villa | 30,000 | |
| League | 29th Apr 1908 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Notts County | 10,000 | |
| League | 12th Sep 1908 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Bury | 50,000 | |
| League | 19th Sep 1908 | Sheffield United | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 21st Sep 1908 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 20,000 | |
| League | 26th Sep 1908 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Aston Villa | 40,000 | |
| League | 3rd Oct 1908 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 18,000 | |
| League | 10th Oct 1908 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Sunderland | 35,000 | |
| League | 17th Oct 1908 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | The Wednesday | 25,000 | |
| League | 24th Oct 1908 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 7th Nov 1908 | Manchester United | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 14th Nov 1908 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Everton | 40,000 | |
| League | 21st Nov 1908 | Leicester Fosse | 5 | 2 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 28th Nov 1908 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Woolwich Arsenal | 55,000 | |
| League | 5th Dec 1908 | Notts County | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
| League | 12th Dec 1908 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Newcastle United | 25,000 | |
| League | 19th Dec 1908 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 25th Dec 1908 | Manchester City | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 35,000 | (1 Pen) |
| League | 26th Dec 1908 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Manchester City | 40,000 | |
| League | 1st Jan 1909 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 2nd Jan 1909 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Liverpool | 30,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 16th Jan 1909 | Hull City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 18,100 | |
| F.A. Cup | 20th Jan 1909 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Hull City | 25,792 | |
| League | 23rd Jan 1909 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Sheffield United | 25,000 | |
| League | 30th Jan 1909 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 18,000 | |
| League | 27th Feb 1909 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 10,000 | |
| League | 13th Mar 1909 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Manchester United | 30,000 | |
| League | 20th Mar 1909 | Everton | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 22nd Mar 1909 | The Wednesday | 5 | 1 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
| League | 31st Mar 1909 | Bury | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 3,000 | |
| League | 3rd Apr 1909 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 9th Apr 1909 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 50,000 | |
| League | 10th Apr 1909 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Notts County | 30,000 | |
| League | 17th Apr 1909 | Newcastle United | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 20th Apr 1909 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 14,000 | |
| League | 26th Apr 1909 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Bristol City | 12,000 | |
| League | 1st Sep 1909 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Notts County | 12,000 | |
| League | 4th Sep 1909 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Liverpool | 27,000 | |
| League | 11th Sep 1909 | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 18th Sep 1909 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Sheffield United | 36,000 | |
| League | 25th Sep 1909 | Woolwich Arsenal | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 2nd Oct 1909 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 35,000 | |
| League | 9th Oct 1909 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
| League | 16th Oct 1909 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 23rd Oct 1909 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 30,000 | |
| League | 6th Nov 1909 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Everton | 35,000 | |
| League | 27th Nov 1909 | The Wednesday | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 4th Dec 1909 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Bristol City | 20,000 | |
| League | 18th Dec 1909 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 40,000 | |
| League | 25th Dec 1909 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 27th Dec 1909 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Newcastle United | 70,000 | |
| League | 1st Jan 1910 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 8th Jan 1910 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 10th Jan 1910 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 9,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 15th Jan 1910 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Hull City | 34,700 | |
| League | 22nd Jan 1910 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Aston Villa | 30,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 5th Feb 1910 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31,776 | |
| League | 19th Feb 1910 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 20,000 | |
| League | 2nd Apr 1910 | Bradford City | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 16,000 | |
| League | 9th Apr 1910 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | The Wednesday | 25,000 |  |
| League | 16th Apr 1910 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 16,000 | |
| League | 1st Oct 1910 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 25,000 | |
| League | 8th Oct 1910 | Clapton Orient | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 15th Oct 1910 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Blackpool | 30,000 | |
| League | 22nd Oct 1910 | Glossop | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| League | 29th Oct 1910 | Chelsea | 7 | 0 | Lincoln City | 25,000 | |
| League | 12th Nov 1910 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Birmingham | 17,000 | |
| League | 19th Nov 1910 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 21,305 | |
| League | 26th Nov 1910 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Hull City | 17,000 | |
| League | 3rd Dec 1910 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,000 | |
| League | 17th Dec 1910 | Burnley | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| League | 26th Apr 1911 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,000 | |
| League | 29th Apr 1911 | Gainsborough Trinity | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
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