| Billy Brewer | |
| Birth Name: | William Arthur Brewer |
| Birth Date: | 19 May 1893 |
| Birth Place: | Chippenham, England |
| Death Place: | Hooge, Belgium |
| Position: | Centre forward |
| Years1: | –1913 |
| Clubs1: | Chippenham Town |
| Years2: | 1913 |
| Clubs2: | Swindon Town |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs3: | Chippenham Town |
William Arthur Brewer (19 May 1893 – 13 November 1914) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Southern League for Swindon Town.[1] He captained Chippenham Town in non-League football.[2]
Prior to the First World War, Brewer worked as a woollen cloth weaver and served in the Territorial Force for three years.[3] On 1 September 1914, a week after the outbreak of the First World War, he re-enlisted in the Wiltshire Regiment in Devizes as a private. While serving with D Company of the 1st Battalion, Brewer was killed in action at Hooge on 13 November 1914.[4] His body was never recovered and he is commemorated on the Menin Gate.
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Swindon Town | 1913–14 | Southern League First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||