Billy Brae Explained

Billy Brae
Fullname:William Brae
Position:Inside left
Birth Date:4 November 1902
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Death Place:Cheltenham, England
Years1:
Clubs1:Petershill
Years2:1923–1935
Clubs2:Ayr United
Caps2:326
Goals2:101
Years3:1935–1936
Clubs3:Swindon Town
Caps3:6
Goals3:1
Years4:1936–1937
Clubs4:Cheltenham Town
Years5:1937–1938
Clubs5:Evesham Town
Totalcaps:332
Totalgoals:102

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.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  2. https://ayrunitedfc.co.uk/the-years-1920-1930/ The Years 1920 – 1930
  3. http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=BRAEWILL Billy Brae
  4. https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/brae-billy-image-1-ayr-1929/ Brae Billy Image 1 Ayr United 1929