William Thomas Brandon (3 October 1867 – 24 November 1941) was a Scottish

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who played in

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for

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(where he won the

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) and

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. He gained one

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for

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in 1896, being one of five men who were the first to be selected while playing for an English club, and in the process becoming Blackburn's first international for that nation. He had several relatives who played the game: brothers

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and Bob were teammates in his early career at St Mirren (winning a

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together in 1888) and cousin

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was a teammate in his short spell with at Sheffield Wednesday (Harry later too won the FA Cup in

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).The Origins of Sheffield Wednesday
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, was also a professional footballer, playing for

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and

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in the 1920s, and additionally he was the brother-in-law of Blackburn teammate

Geordie Dewar George Dewar (20 July 1867 – 2 September 1915) was a Scottish footballer who played in the early days of professional football for Blackburn Rovers as well as being capped twice for Scotland. Playing career Dewar was born in Dumbarton, Scot ...

via marriage to sisters from the local Duckworth family, though both relationships ended acrimoniously.

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;Sources * * 1867 births 1941 deaths Scottish men's footballers Footballers from North Ayrshire People from Kilbirnie Scotland men's international footballers Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players English Football League players English Football League representative players Scottish Football League players Johnstone F.C. players Port Glasgow Athletic F.C. players Nelson F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Men's association football fullbacks 19th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1860s-stub

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