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Ronald Gilchrist Brebner (23 September 1881 – 11 November 1914) was an English amateur footballer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.[2]
Brebner was part of Great Britain's 1912 Olympic gold medal winning football team | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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 | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
1913–1914 | Leicester Fosse | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.[3]
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.[4]