Ronald Brebner

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	14 November 1914(1914-11-14) (aged 33)
Place of death	Leicester, England
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1906-1907	Chelsea	1	(0)
1911-1912	Huddersfield Town	23	(0)
1912-1913	Chelsea	17	(0)
1913-1914	Leicester Fosse	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Ronald Gilchrist "Ron" Brebner (23 September 1881 – 14 November 1914) was an English amateur football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.

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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v t e Great Britain squad – 1908 Summer Olympics Gold Medalists Bailey Barlow Bell Berry Brebner Chapman Corbett Crabtree Daffern Hardman Hawkes Hunt Porter Purnell Scothern Smith Stapley Woodward

v t e Great Britain squad – 1912 Summer Olympics Gold Medalists H. Bailey W. Bailey Berry Brebner Burn Dines Hanney Hoare Knight Littlewort Martin McWhirter Sanders Sharpe Stamper Walden Woodward Wright Coach: Birch