Career
Born in Wellingborough, Brawn began his career at local Leicestershire & Northamptonshire League side Wellingborough Town. He moved to join Northamptonshire League side Northampton Town in 1897. Brawn secured a move to professional football when he joined Division One side Sheffield United in 1900.
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. Brawn served on the Brentford board of directors in 1919 and acted as "advisory manager" from 1919 until 1921.
While with Brentford Football Club, Billy Brawn ran the Kings Arms Hotel at 19 Boston Road, Brentford. As a player.