Ronald Brebner
Football, Olympic athlete
1881 – 1914
Who was Ronald Brebner?
Ronald Gilchrist "Ron" Brebner 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.
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.
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- Born
- Sep 23, 1881
Darlington - Also known as
- Ronald Gilchrist Brebner
- Nationality
- England
- Lived in
- Darlington
- Died
- Nov 14, 1914
Leicester
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on July 23, 2013
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