[3] He turned professional when he joined First Division club Sheffield United in January 1900 for a £125 fee.

[4][3] He moved to Aston Villa in December 1901,[4] with whom he won two England caps in 1904 and the 1904–05 FA Cup.

[7][8][9][10] 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.

[7] Brawn served on the Brentford board of directors in 1919 and acted as "advisory manager" from 1919 until 1921.

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