| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 September 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Stanford-le-Hope, England | ||
| Date of death | 1961 | ||
| Place of death | London, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1955–1959 | Crystal Palace | 36 | (12) |
| 1959–1961 | West Ham United | 12 | (4) |
| 1961 | Crystal Palace | 8 | (1) |
| Total | 56 | (17) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ron Brett (born 4 September 1937; died 1961) was a professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]
Brett started his career at Crystal Palace before moving in 1959 to West Ham in a deal which saw Malcolm Pyke moving the other way. Brett made 13 appearances in all competitions for West Ham between September 1959 and April 1961 before returning to Crystal Palace as part of the deal which saw Johnny Byrne move to The Hammers. Five months after returning to Palace, Brett was killed when his car hit a lorry in Clerkenwell, London. The last match he played, just days before his death, was a reserve game between his two clubs, Crystal Palace and West Ham.[2] At the time of his death he had scored 13 goals in all competitions for Crystal Palace.[3]