Chelsea FC Profile: Ron Brebner
Full Name: Ronald Gilchrist Brebner
Born: Friday, 23rd September 1881
Place of birth: Darlington, Co. Durham, England
Height: 5' 11"
Died: Wednesday, 11th November 1914 (aged 33)
Place of death: Chiswick, Middlesex, England
Burial: Buried - Darlington West Cemetery, Darlington, Darlington Unitary Authority, County Durham, England - Section D(1) Row 5 Headstone number 1
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1906 to 1907
Men's 1st Team Player from 1912 to 1913
Playing Career:
Edinburgh University (A)
Sunderland (A)
Queens Park (A)
London Caledonians (A)
Northern Nomads (A)
Wanderers (A)
Darlington (A)
Stockton (A)
Chelsea (A) (Jan 1906 to Dec 1907) - cost: unknown
Huddersfield Town (A)
Chelsea (A) (Aug 1912 to Jul 1913) - cost: unknown
Leicester Fosse
* (A) = Amateur
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Saturday, 27th October 1906, Chelsea 2 - 0 Grimsby Town
Age on debut: 25 years 1 months 4 days
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 11th January 1913, Chelsea 5 - 2 Southend United
See full chronological appearance listing HERE
Appearances
| Goals
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* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Ron Brebner made 19 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 27th Oct 1906 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 18,000 |  |
| League | 2nd Sep 1912 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 28,000 |  |
| League | 7th Sep 1912 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 21,666 | |
| League | 9th Sep 1912 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Liverpool | 25,000 | |
| League | 14th Sep 1912 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Sheffield United | 40,000 | |
| League | 21st Sep 1912 | Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 38,000 | |
| League | 28th Sep 1912 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 30,000 |  |
| League | 12th Oct 1912 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 22,000 | |
| League | 19th Oct 1912 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Bradford City | 40,000 | |
| League | 26th Oct 1912 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 40,000 | |
| League | 2nd Nov 1912 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 35,100 | |
| League | 9th Nov 1912 | Everton | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 16th Nov 1912 | Chelsea | 0 | 4 | The Wednesday | 27,000 | |
| League | 21st Dec 1912 | Notts County | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 25th Dec 1912 | Chelsea | 1 | 4 | Manchester United | 30,000 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1912 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 28th Dec 1912 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 35,000 | |
| League | 4th Jan 1913 | Sheffield United | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 11th Jan 1913 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | Southend United | 14,569 | |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Ron Brebner made 2 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| Friendly | 1st Apr 1907 | Chelsea | 1 | 4 | Fulham | 15,000 | |
| Friendly | 24th Aug 1912 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Ron Brebner made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:
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