William 'Billy' John Bremner (born Stirling, Scotland, 9 December 1942; died Doncaster, England, 7 December 1997) was captain of the Leeds United football team of the 1960s and 1970s. He has been voted Leeds United's greatest player of all time and is also a member of both the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame and the English Football Hall of Fame. Broad Street at the heart of Stirlings Old Town area (called Top of the Town by locals) Stirling Castle (Southwest aspect) The main courtyard inside Stirling Castle. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Doncaster is a town in the English county of South Yorkshire, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional football club based in Leeds. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional football club based in Leeds. ... This is a list of footballers past and present who have played for Leeds United. ... The Scottish Sports Hall of Fame is the national sports hall of fame in Scotland, initiated on St Andrews Day (30 November), 2001. ... The Hall of Fame is housed at The National Football Museum in Preston, England. ...

Going south of the border

Bremner, a diminutive but hard midfield player, was scouted by Leeds while playing schoolboy football in Scotland and signed for the Elland Road club in 1959, the day after his 17th birthday. He had previously been rejected by Arsenal and Chelsea for being too small. Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ...

Bremner and Leeds Manager Don Revie

He made his first-team debut in 1960 and was a permanent fixture on manager Don Revie's team sheet for more than 15 years thereafter unless injured or suspended. Bremner quickly established himself as an uncompromising player, tough in the tackle and often going beyond the rules to get the better of a skilled opponent. But he could play too - he had a stamina to work from one end of the pitch to the other and could pass with precision and timing. He also weighed in with his share of goals, and had an extraordinary ability to score crucial goals in the biggest games, including winners in four major semi-finals. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (543x800, 114 KB) Billy Bremner and Don Revie after the FA Cup Final 1973 I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (543x800, 114 KB) Billy Bremner and Don Revie after the FA Cup Final 1973 I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License... Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional football club based in Leeds. ... Donald George Revie, OBE, (10 July 1927 - 26 May 1989), was a football player for Leicester City, Hull City, Sunderland, Manchester City and Leeds United as a deep-lying centre forward. ... Donald George Revie, OBE, (10 July 1927 - 26 May 1989), was a football player for Leicester City, Hull City, Sunderland, Manchester City and Leeds United as a deep-lying centre forward. ... Endurance, or stamina, is the act of sustaining prolonged stressful effort. ...

The first rewards

As Leeds United began their revival in the early 1960s, Bremner was at the heart of it. In 1964 they won the Second Division title and then the following year came tantalisingly close to a "double" of League championship and FA Cup. They lost the league title to Manchester United on goal average, and needed to win at Wembley to earn a trophy for the season. The match against Liverpool was exciting and action-packed but also goalless, with extra-time being necessary. Liverpool eventually won 2-1 but Bremner got his moment, scoring the equaliser with a crisp half volley which left opposing goalkeeper Tommy Lawrence stranded. From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... Wembley Stadium was a football stadium located in Wembley, London. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, or goalie in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... Tommy Lawrence (born Ayrshire, Scotland, 14th May 1940) was the goalkeeper in the first great Liverpool team under legendary manager Bill Shankly. ...

'Captain of the Crew'

In 1966, Leeds skipper Bobby Collins was injured in a Fairs Cup game against Torino and Revie gave the captaincy to Bremner. Collins never got it back. With their Bremner acting as leader and mentor on the pitch, Leeds entered their halcyon period at the end of the 1960s, winning the League Cup and Fairs Cup in 1968 and the League championship in 1969. That season Leeds lost only two of 42 league games. Bobby Collins (born February 16, 1931 in Govanhill, Scotland) was a footballer best known for his successful spells at Celtic F.C. and Leeds United. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Torino Calcio is one of the most popular Italian football clubs, based in Turin. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ...

The treble that never happened

In 1970, Leeds chased the historic "treble" of League championship, FA Cup and European Cup, which had not been achieved before in the English game - indeed, this was the first season when any team had come close. However, Leeds ended up with nothing - losing the League title to Everton, the FA Cup final after a particularly violent replay against Chelsea, and the European Cup semi-final to Celtic. Champions League Logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. ... Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Celtic Football Club (pronounced seltik in IPA; AIM: CCP) is a Scottish football club, competing in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. ...

Bremner and Mackay

Bremner and Spurs' Dave Mackay

During this period, Leeds had a reputation amongst the London press for being as dirty as they were skilful, with Bremner at the forefront alongside equally uncompromising players such as Norman Hunter. As if to emphasise the style of play for which Bremner was known, one of football's most famous photographs shows a young Bremner pleading his innocence after Tottenham Hotspur's bulky Scottish midfield player Dave Mackay grabbed him by the shirt and hauled him up following a late tackle by Bremner. Mackay was just back from a second broken leg. The snap was taken in 1966. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club, who play in the Premier League. ... David Craig Mackay is a former Scottish footballer and football manager who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 14 November 1934. ... Norman Bite Yer Legs Hunter (born October 24, 1943 in Eighton Banks, Gateshead, England) was one of the more uncompromising members of the much respected and feared Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club, who play in the Premier League. ... David Craig Mackay is a former Scottish footballer and football manager who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 14 November 1934. ...

Underachievement

For all their honours, comparatively Leeds were huge underachievers. They won two League titles - in 1969 and 1974 - but missed out on further championships in dramatic last-game climaxes in at least three other years. Bremner played in four FA Cup finals, but only won one. They reached a European Cup Winners Cup final in 1973 but were undone by a referee who had been bribed by A.C. Milan. As a last hurrah, before the team aged and broke up, it reached a European Cup final two years later but lost controversially to [[Bayern Munich]just like AC Milan the referee had been bribed. That particular referee never refereed again. The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic cup competitions. ... Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club based in Milan. ...

The 1970s were a decade which saw Leeds dominate but lose as much as they won. In 1971, Bremner lifted the Fairs Cup but Leeds were the victims of one of the FA Cup's biggest shocks when they lost a fifth round tie at lowly Colchester United. They then watched helplessly as Arsenal swiped the League championship from them with a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur (prior to winning the FA Cup to complete the second "double" of the 20th century). Had the game ended in a score draw or an Arsenal defeat, the League would have gone to Leeds. Colchester United Football Club are an English football team who, after finishing 2nd in League One for the 2005/6 season are competing in the Championship in 2006/07, for the first time in their history. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ...

In 1972, Leeds again chased the League and FA Cup but again were left both elated and disappointed. A 1-0 victory over holders Arsenal in the FA Cup final earned Leeds their first and only success in the competition (and completed Bremner's domestic medal set) but three days later, with only a draw required to seal the "double", Leeds lost their last League game to Wolves and the title went to Derby County. In 1973 Leeds were only chasing the FA Cup and success in Europe - Liverpool were too strong in the League - but were beaten by A.C. Milan in the Cup Winners Cup final in Salonika, Greece and then lost the FA Cup final to second division Sunderland. Bremner picked up more runners-up medals. Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. are an English football club playing at Molineux. ... Derby County Football Club are a football club based in Derby, who are currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... The White Tower The Arch of Galerius Map showing the Thessaloníki prefecture Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. ... Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional football club, based at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in North-East England. ...

Bremner played magnificently as Leeds finally put the near-misses aside over the previous six seasons and won the 1974 League championship at a canter, setting a record of 29 unbeaten games to start the season which was only beaten by Arsenal in 2004. Looking back years later, in August 1995 for the football of the Seventies TV programme, Bremner considered the superb 1973-74 Leeds team as strong as any British team since WWII. As champions, Leeds contested the 1974 Charity Shield curtain raiser game against FA Cup winners Liverpool at Wembley - and Bremner was sent off for a clash with Kevin Keegan, which also saw the Liverpool striker dismissed. Both players removed their shirts on departure to express their shame. Gary MacAllister with the Charity Shield after Leeds Uniteds win in 1992 The Football Association Community Shield (formerly the Charity Shield) is an English association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the FA Premier League and the winners of the FA Cup. ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, South Yorkshire, England)[1] is a former English football coach and one of the all-time greatest players. ...

The following year, Leeds were not in contention for domestic honours but reached the European Cup final, which they lost in more controversial circumstances to Bayern Munich. Leeds were denied what seemed a certain penalty, had a goal disallowed (after the referee decided that Bremner was offside) and Bremner suffered his own personal nightmare when Sepp Maier produced an astonishing point-blank save from just six yards. Offside, off-side or off side can mean: The offside rule that occurs in a number of field sports including most versions of football (see offside law (football)), ice hockey (see offside (hockey)) and, until recently, in field hockey. ... Josef Sepp Maier (born February 28, 1944, Metten, Germany) is a former professional football goalkeeper. ...

From Elland Road to Boothferry Park

Revie had quit Leeds a year earlier to take over the England job from Alf Ramsey and the team started to break up. Bremner finally left Leeds United in the late summer of 1976 to join Hull City. He had played 772 games for Leeds, putting him second behind Jack Charlton in the club's all-time list. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Hull City Association Football Club are an English football team based at the KC Stadium (Kingston Communications Stadium) in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. ... John Jack Charlton OBE (born Ashington, Northumberland, May 8, 1935) was a footballer who spent his whole career in the successful Leeds United side of the 1960s and 1970s and won the World Cup with England. ...

Bremner's arrival at Hull was big news locally and he scored on his debut for the club. Though winding down his career, Bremner emerged as a big success at Hull over two years before he joined Doncaster Rovers, managing an admirable four seasons there before retiring at the age of 39. In February 1982 Bremner won £100,000 libel damages, along with legal costs, after he sued a Sunday Newspaper for publishing an article that alleged he tried to fix football matches, including the May 1972 game at Wolves, which was two days after Leeds United had won the FA Cup. Leeds lost the game 2-1 and Derby County became champions for the first time in their history. Doncaster Rovers Football Club (or Donny as they are more commonly known) are an English professional football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in the town of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. are an English football club playing at Molineux. ... Derby County Football Club are a football club based in Derby, who are currently playing in the Football League Championship. ...

Scotland

As an international, Bremner was at the forefront of Scottish football's rise in the 1970s after years in the wilderness. He made his Scotland debut in 1965 against Spain, played in the famous 3-2 victory against world champions England at Wembley in 1967 and captained his country at the World Cup in West Germany in 1974. His last cap came against Denmark in September 1975 - an incident in Copenhagen after the game led to a lifetime ban from international football along with four other players, Willie Young, Joe Harper, Joe McCluskey and Arthur Graham. The five allegedly were ejected from a night-club for rowdy behaviour. This was after breaking a 1am curfew to indulge in a bout of heavy drinking. Then, an SFA official was none too pleased when he entered the room of Bremner and McClusky to find them turning a bed upside down in a drunken prank. Ronald McKenzie, the Scottish team trainer, resigned his post as he admitted to being involved as well. The ban was lifted in 1976 but Bremner never played international football again. He won 54 caps in total, scoring three goals, and is in the Scotland hall of fame. When Scotland played Zaire at the 1974 World Cup, Billy Bremner was accused of abusing 2 opposition players, calling them niggers and spitting on them, the players did not respond to this provocation.<references/ Simon Kuper, Football against the enemy> First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11 - 0 Ireland (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... William David Willie Young (born November 25, 1951) is a Scottish former footballer. ... Joesph Joe Harper is Tom Sawyers best friend in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and joins Tom on some of his adventures. ... Joseph Joe McCluskey (June 11, 1911-August 31, 2002), born in South Manchester, Connecticut, was an American athlete. ... The Scottish Football Hall of Fame was set up in 1988 by the Scottish Football Association. ...

Manager of Leeds

Bremner's life after playing was mainly notable for his topsy-turvy spell as manager of Leeds, following in the footsteps of old team-mates Allan Clarke and Eddie Gray to try to restore happier days to the club after their relegation in 1982. They never regained promotion under Bremner but came close, losing a play-off final to Charlton Athletic in 1987 and reaching the FA Cup semi-finals in the same season, losing to eventual winners Coventry City. There have been several well-known people called Allan Clarke, including: Allan Clarke, English football player Allan Clarke, singer See also: Alan Clark, British politician Alan Clarke, British film director This is a disambiguation page &#8212; a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Edwin Gray (born January 17, 1948 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a cultured winger who was an integral member of the legendary Leeds United football team of the 1960s and 1970s, later twice becoming the clubs manager. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, is a football club based in Coventry, England. ...

Bremner was sacked in September 1988 to make way for Howard Wilkinson who would within four years not just achieve promotion but would bring the League championship back to Elland Road in April 1992. Bremner then went back to Doncaster as manager, but left in November 1991. Howard Wilkinson (born 13 November 1943 in Sheffield) is a former English football manager. ...

Later years

Bremner settled into the columnist and after-dinner circuit adorned by many high-profile ex-footballers during the final years of his life. Despite his uncompromising nature (both vocally and in the tackle) on the pitch, he emerged as a dignified and grateful figure, claiming that despite losing out on more honours, his memories would be the envy of many players and he appreciated that.

Death

At the beginning of December 1997, he suffered a heart attack at his Doncaster home in the small village of Clifton and was rushed to hospital, but died two days before his 55th birthday. Just about every major figure from Scottish football, past and present, attended his funeral and there was citywide mourning in Leeds due to the extremely high esteem in which he is held by Leeds United fans. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. ... A physician visiting the sick in a hospital. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mourning is in the simplest sense synonymous with grief over the death of someone. ... Leeds United F.C. is the only professional association football club in Leeds. ...

Billy Bremner statue in celebratory stance outside Leeds United's ground Elland Road

A statue of Bremner in celebratory pose was erected outside Elland Road as a tribute to the club's greatest captain and, according to an official poll of supporters via the club website, the club's greatest ever player.^[1] On 9 December 2006, which would have been Billy's 64th birthday, at the Leeds United vs Derby County match his eternal popularity amongst Leeds' fans was heard as the Leeds fans sang "There's only one Billy Bremner" as a tribute to Billy was displayed on the big screen at Elland Road. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional football club based in Leeds. ... Elland Road is the home stadium of the football team Leeds United. ... Opinion polls are surveys of opinion using sampling. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional football club based in Leeds. ... Derby County Football Club are a football club based in Derby, who are currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... Elland Road is the home stadium of the football team Leeds United. ...

Bremner was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2004 in recognition of his impact on the game. The Hall of Fame is housed at The National Football Museum in Preston, England. ...

Immortalised in song

A Leeds United club song, Glory Glory Leeds United, contains the following verse which summed up Bremner's role at the club: A song is a relatively short musical composition. ...

Little Billy Bremner is the captain of the crew
For the sake of Leeds United he would break himself in two
His hair is red and fuzzy and his body's black and blue
But Leeds go marching on.

The Ballad of Billy Bremner

There's a tale I'm goin' to tell you
All about a brave young man
Who was born and born in Scotland
That's where history began

He once cheered the Glasgow Celtic
Just the soon as he could talk
And he'd kick a paper football
Just the soon as he could walk

And his name is Billy Bremner
We will never forget his deeds
He was made to play for Scotland
Now he captains United of Leeds

So he came to Leeds United
And they made Don Revie the boss
All the Elland Road fans were excited
and wor gain was Celtic's loss

Many giants have tried to slay him
When he fights for every ball
But he knows the famous saying
When they're big the harder they fall

And his name is Billy Bremner
We will never forget his deeds
He was made to play for Scotland
Now he captains United of Leeds

When they talk of Mathews and Pele
Of Laughton and Finney and James
Like a whiskey in your belly
He will glow amongst those names

He will lead our lads to glory
He will lead our lads to fame
When they sing Uniteds story
You will always hear the name

And his name is Billy Bremner
We will never forget his deeds
He was made to play for Scotland
Now he captains United of Leeds
And his name is Billy Bremner

We will never forget his deeds
He was made to play for Scotland
Now he captains United of Leeds

Also in a song called leeds united There's a red headed tiger known as Billy And he goes like a human dynamo

Managerial stats

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	L	D	Win %
Doncaster Rovers		November 25, 1978	October 1, 1985	319	115	121	83	36.05
Leeds United		October 11, 1985	September 28, 1988	143	59	52	32	41.25
Doncaster Rovers		July 3, 1989	November 2, 1991	115	33	54	28	28.69

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External links

• English Football Hall of Fame Profile
• BBC - Leeds - Sport - Profile: Billy Bremner

References

1. ^ Still Greatly Missed. LeedsUnited.com (11 December 2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-11.

Autobiography: "You get nowt for being second" by Billy Bremner. Hardcover 126 pages (September 1969). Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd., ISBN 0-285-50264-6

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