Billy Brae Player Profile

Player Details

  • Full Name: William Brae
  • Born: November 4th, 1902 (Glasgow)
  • Died: April 22nd, 1968 (Cheltenham)
  • Signed: August 4th, 1923
  • First Manager: Jimmy Richardson


Playing History

Season Win % Draw % Loss %
1935-36 - - - - - - -
1934-35 - - - - - - -
1933-34 - - - - - - -
1932-33 - - - - - - -
1931-32 - - - - - - -
1930-31 - - - - - - -
1929-30 - - - - - - -
1928-29 - - - - - - -
1927-28 - - - - - - -
1926-27 - - - - - - -
1925-26 - - - - - - -
1924-25 - - - - - - -
1923-24 - - - - - - -
Totals: 0 (0) 0


 Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals
 GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals

 Recent First Team Starts
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 Recent First Team Goals
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 List of Goals Scored
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 List of Games Played
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Biography

William Brae (4 November 1902 – 22 April 1968) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as an inside left; he spent the majority of his career with Ayr United, making 350 appearances in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup over 12 seasons and scoring 104 goals.[1] His best league return was 20 goals from 31 matches in the 1927–28 Scottish Division Two season in which Ayr finished top to gain promotion to Division One,[2] and they remained in the highest tier for the rest of Brae's time at the club. In 1935 he moved on to English football with Swindon Town, subsequently playing in the lower leagues with Cheltenham Town and Evesham Town


Timeline

  • Date of Birth

    Billy was born on this date in Glasgow.

  • Signed For Ayr United

    William Brae (4 November 1902 – 22 April 1968) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as an inside left; he spent the majority of his career with Ayr United, making 350 appearances in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup over 12 seasons and scoring 104 goals.[1] His best league return was 20 goals from 31 matches in the 1927–28 Scottish Division Two season in which Ayr finished top to gain promotion to Division One,[2] and they remained in the highest tier for the rest of Brae's time at the club. In 1935 he moved on to English football with Swindon Town, subsequently playing in the lower leagues with Cheltenham Town and Evesham Town