A Leeds United Player Profile: Billy Bremner

William "Billy" John Bremner (born Stirling, Scotland, December 9, 1942; died Doncaster, England, December 7, 1997) was a professional footballer, most noted for his captaincy of the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. He has since been voted Leeds United's greatest player of all time and has been included in the Football League 100 Legends. Bremner is also a member of both the Scotland Football Hall of Fame and the English Football Hall of Fame.
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 was brought up in the Raploch area of Stirling where he attended the Catholic junior school, St. Mary's. He had previously been rejected by Arsenal and Chelsea for being too small.
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 - a Sunday Times headline dubbed him as "10st of barbed wire"[1]. 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.

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[veselqka15]

from the videos of bremner i watche i think he got 90% tallent and a 100% heart

[astley2]

give the man his due,great player in a great team.....LFC

[MegaLeedsLover]

he was awsome!

[beardtrick]

He was dirtier than your mum

[musabjunaidi]

He was a fuckin cunt

[shinkicker01]

he was a dirty cunt

[SlackAssCentral]

R.I.P. King Billy

MOT

[jamessyb]

4 people dislike this video? wasn't that his number? THERES ONLY ONE NUMBER 4!

[thetoon99]

@mightywhite41 therre was a better players in his era but he was 1 of the best.

[ciaranhudson08]

Nasty bastard.