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 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]
References
- General
- Roland Brebner at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Ronald Brebner at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Specific
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Leicester Fosse". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ronald Brebner". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Macario Reyes (26 June 2008). "Football tournament 1912 Olympiad". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ "Players Appearances Bp-Br".
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