Ronald Brebner
Ronald Gilchrist "Ron" Brebner (23 September 1881 – 11 November 1914) was an English amateur footballer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
![]() Brebner was part of Great Britain's 1912 Olympic gold medal winning football team | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Ronald Gilchrist Brebner | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | 23 September 1881 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Darlington, England | ||||||||||||
Date of death | 11 November 1914 33) | (aged||||||||||||
Place of death | Chiswick, England | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1897–1899 | Edinburgh University | ||||||||||||
1899–1902 | Northern Nomads | ||||||||||||
1902–1904 | London Caledonians | ||||||||||||
1904–1905 | Elgin City | ||||||||||||
1905–1906 | Sunderland | ||||||||||||
1906–1911 | Chelsea | ||||||||||||
1911–1912 | Darlington | ||||||||||||
1912–1913 | Leicester Fosse | ||||||||||||
Olympic medal record
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Brebner was born in Darlington. He was the goalkeeper of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played all three matches.[1]
He died young as a result of a football injury. He sustained head injuries whilst guarding the Leicester Fosse goal. He had two spells at Chelsea, and also played club football for Stockton & the Northern Nomads amateur teams as well as for Huddersfield Town.[2]
References
- General
- Roland Brebner at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Ronald Brebner at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Specific
- Macario Reyes (26 June 2008). "Football tournament 1912 Olympiad". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk/Appearances/Bp-Br.htm
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