Billy Bremner

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Billy Bremner

Bremner lining up for Scotland in 1971
Personal information
Full name	William John Bremner[1]
Date of birth	(1942-12-09)9 December 1942[1]
Place of birth	Raploch, Stirling, Scotland[1]
Date of death	7 December 1997(1997-12-07) (aged 54)[2]
Place of death	Clifton, Doncaster, England[2]
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1959–1960	Leeds United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1976	Leeds United	587	(91)
1976–1978	Hull City	61	(6)
1980–1982	Doncaster Rovers	5	(0)
Total		653	(97)
International career
	Scotland Schoolboys	4	(0)
1963	Scotland XI	1	(0)
1964–1965	Scotland U23	4	(1)
1965–1975	Scotland	54	(3)
Managerial career
1978–1985	Doncaster Rovers
1985–1988	Leeds United
1989–1991	Doncaster Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William John Bremner (9 December 1942 – 7 December 1997)^[1][2] was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Leeds United, Hull City, and the Scotland national team. He also managed Doncaster Rovers (twice) and Leeds United. Regarded as one of football's great midfielders, Bremner combined precision passing skills with tenacious tackling and physical stamina. He played for Leeds United from 1959 to 1976, serving as captain from 1965 through the most successful period in the club's history, and winning two League Championship medals and one FA Cup-winners medal. In total, he played 773 games for Leeds, scoring 114 goals.

Having been a Scotland Schoolboys international, Bremner went on to play in 54 full internationals for Scotland, scoring three goals. He was the captain of Scotland's 1974 FIFA World Cup squad, playing in all three of their games in the tournament. He was named as the FWA Footballer of the Year in 1970, and was included in the Football League 100 Legends, published in 1998.

Following a serious bout of pneumonia, Bremner died of a suspected heart attack on 7 December 1997, two days before his 55th birthday. He has since been voted Leeds United's greatest player of all time and, in his honour, the club has erected a statue of him outside the south-east corner of its Elland Road stadium.