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.

Ronald Brebner
Brebner was part of Great Britain's 1912 Olympic gold medal winning football team
Personal information
Full name Ronald Gilchrist Brebner
Date of birth (1881-09-23)23 September 1881
Place of birth Darlington, England
Date of death 11 November 1914(1914-11-11) (aged 33)
Place of death Chiswick, England
Playing 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
* 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]

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