[31] A still-unbroken club record is their 34 match unbeaten run that extended into the following season. Billy Bremner and Terry Cooper with the trophy. [19] Leeds faced Liverpool in the final at Wembley, and the game went to extra-time after a 00 draw; Bremner scored a half-volley in the 100th minute to cancel out Roger Hunt's opener, but Ian St John won the game for Liverpool in the 113th minute. . Born in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, to James and Bridget Bremner, he attended St Modan's High School and represented Scotland Schoolboys. [8] A The Sunday Times headline later dubbed him as "10st of barbed wire" due to his tenacity and tough tackling. ", Bremner was portrayed by Stephen Graham in the 2009 biographical drama film The Damned United, directed by Tom Hooper and starring Michael Sheen as Brian Clough. Back to top | BBC News Home | BBC Homepage 3rd March 1968. 5th April 1970. Billy was the best player who ever played, they don't make players like him today.". Ordinarily, Bremner wouldnt bother with eating, preferring a cup of tea and a Kit Kat but if someone else was paying, hed order three-courses and some extra Kit Kats for his kids back home. [44] Two days after the final Leeds could have secured the Double by winning a point against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux, but a 21 defeat handed the title to Derby County. Billy Bremner: his birthday, what he did before fame, his family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more. Billy Bremner was born in Stirling. [14] One bright spot was the signing of Bobby Collins in March, who helped form the "win-at-all-costs" attitude that defined Leeds and Bremner throughout the rest of Revie's 13 years as manager. Leeds United reception after winning the FA Cup. and they said that he had gone." During one of Leeds Uniteds European away days, the team travelled with the national press to the fixture and, on the flight, he noticed that one ageing reporter had fallen asleep. Bremner also captained Scotland in the 1974 World Cup Finals. [2] [3] He was educated in Dunedin, but spent much of his life in Invercargill, before moving to Auckland. He has also been included in the Football League 100 Legends and is a member of both the English Football Hall of Fame and Scottish Football Hall of Fame. Memorials. [113] New arrivals at the club were Glynn Snodin (150,000 from Sheffield Wednesday), winger Gary Williams (230,000 from Aston Villa) and Bobby Davison (350,000 from Derby County), as well as Jim Melrose and Ken DeMange. [71], Scotland were the only home nation to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup after finishing ahead of Czechoslovakia and Denmark in their group. [125] In 1988, the Football League, as part of its centenary season celebrations, included Bremner on its list of 100 League Legends. [119] Greater success came in the Football League Trophy, Rovers reaching the area finals, where they were beaten by Third Division leaders Tranmere Rovers. 8th May 1972. Billy Bremner is greeted by fans. As a tough-tackling terrier of a midielder, he would have no issue confronting anyone and that included arguably the hardest man in professional football, Tottenhams Dave Mackay. [107] Other new arrivals were winger Russell Doig (15,000 from East Stirlingshire), goalkeeper Ronnie Sinclair (free transfer from Nottingham Forest) and midfielder John Buckley (35,000 from Doncaster Rovers, having also signed him whilst at Doncaster). Theres also an inscription underneath: BILLY BREMNER, 1942-1997, LEEDS UNITED, 1959-1976, 771 APPEARANCES: 115 GOALS, INSPIRATIONAL CAPTAIN OF THE GREAT REVIE TEAM., News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. The former Newcastle United manager died peacefully at his Northumberland home in July at the age of 85 and scores of tributes were paid to him from across the world of sport. [54], Manager Don Revie took the England management job in July 1974. ", Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. [105] Leeds struggled in the 198586 season, but managed to steer away from the relegation zone to finish in 14th place. He was born in Stirling, Scotland to James and Bridget Bremner. Bremner, the red-headed tiger who captained Leeds during their glory years of the 1960s and 1970s, died on December 7, 1997, at the tragically early age of 54. 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[101] He quickly reinstated Don Revie's philosophy and his little traditions, for example he reinstated the sessions of carpet bowls on Friday evenings. I just can't take it in that he is gone," said Law, from his home in Altrincham, Manchester. The early '90s proved to be a very terrible time for Willie Nelson as news of his son's tragic death hit the media. His most recent solo album, Rock Files, was issued in 2012. Biography - A Short Wiki. Billy Bremner was born on the 9th of December, 1942. Leeds United 1 v Arsenal 0. [78], Bremner's last cap came against Denmark on 3 September 1975. [38] The Leeds players blamed the referee for costing them the title as offside was not given for Colin Suggett for Jeff Astle's winner, and despite Bremner saying "But we fight on. [116] His successor, Howard Wilkinson, was given money to spend by the board and Leeds went on to win promotion in 1990. William John Bremner (9 December 1942 7 December 1997) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager. [133], In late 2021 and early 2022, the University of Stirling began research into Billy Bremners life. Leeds United captain Billy Bremner seen here waiting at customs for clearence at Manchester Airport with the Fairs Cup. What Azzedine Ounahi has said about his post-World Cup future amid Leeds United links. William Murray Bremner (born 4 August 1946, in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is a Scottish guitarist, best known for his work in the band Rockpile and on many of Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds ' albums. Bremner also captained Scotland in the 1974 World Cup Finals. [2] Results fluctuated during the 197879 season, demonstrated by a 71 defeat by struggling AFC Bournemouth punctuating a run of five wins in six games. Players parade the trophy through the streets and Elland Road. The Rhinos are making moves in the transfer market! He captained his country at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where Scotland failed to advance from the group stage despite being unbeaten in the competition. [91] Only seven wins from the last 36 games of the season left Doncaster relegated in 23rd place, 16 points behind 20th-place Orient. 1942). If you want to see just how good this great partnership was, look no further than a game that took place on March 4, 1972. In the bath behind them are fellow Leeds players Clark, Bremner, Bates, and Sprake. A disappointing opening sequence of the 198081 season was followed by six wins in six games in September, and Bremner won his second Manager of the Month award. [100] The club had declined during his absence; Leeds had dropped down into the Second Division, sold Elland Road to the council to raise money, and club supporters picked up a reputation for violence after regular hooligan riots in the stands. [77] Yet a 11 draw with Yugoslavia sent Scotland out of the competition unbeaten due to Brazil and Yugoslavia finishing level on points but with superior goal difference. [122], At the beginning of December 1997, Bremner was rushed to hospital after suffering from pneumonia, but suffered a suspected heart attack at his Doncaster home in the small village of Clifton and died two days before his 55th birthday. [109] The FA Cup run continued into the semi-finals, where they were knocked out 32 by Coventry City at Hillsborough in a close-run game that ran into extra-time. As an international, he won his first cap in 1965, not long before England won the 1966 World Cup. [84] However a lean spell would follow, and from November to February Doncaster failed to win in the league. Billy Bremner. Billy Bremner kisses the bride. [74] Having been selected, Bremner captained Scotland to a 20 win over Zaire at the Westfalenstadion. [85] However a run of just one win in 15 games followed, for which Bremner blamed his small squad and lack of training facilities. [55] Leeds lost the 1974 FA Charity Shield in a penalty shoot-out to Liverpool, but more significantly Bremner and Kevin Keegan were sent off for fighting and received eleven game suspensions. An incident in Copenhagen after the game where several players were ejected from a nightclub for an alleged fight led to a lifetime ban from international football by the Scottish Football Association; four other players, Willie Young, Joe Harper, Pat McCluskey and Arthur Graham also were banned for life (Graham and Harper later had their bans overturned). Work hard, play hard, that was Bremners approach to life. Billy Bremner was the guitarist for cult legends Rockpile, one of the finest traditional rock & roll bands in Britain during the pub rock/new wave era. Trawl through any image library of Billy Bremner and youll inevitably see pictures of him with a fag on the go. In 1971, Bremner added some guitar work to March Hare, the first solo album from ex-Honeybus member Colin Hare. He played over 50 games in a season on eight occasions, five of those consecutively. Bremner is on the Scotland national football team roll of honour for having won more than 50 caps for Scotland. 1st April 1965. You try to start again but get into blaming over and over. [112], Bremner signed a new three-year contract in the 1987 close season. No matter where we were, on a Saturday morning Billy used to get it delivered on a tray in bed. After Bremner scored the only goal of the semi-final clash with Wolves, Leeds went on to lose the FA Cup final 10 to Second Division Sunderland. The club also finished second in numerous competitions, being runners-up five times in the English league and seven times in cup finals, including the 1975 European Cup. Leeds United footballer Billy Bremner with his son Billy, who has a large poster of hero George Best on the bedroom wall at home. Born in Stirling . [108] This sale though allowed Bremner money for further signings and he took left-back Bobby McDonald from Oxford United, full-back Micky Adams from Coventry City for 110,000, and striker John Pearson and defender Mark Aizlewood from Charlton Athletic for 72,000 and 200,000 respectively. On the first day of the season at White Hart Lane in August 1966, Bremner set about kicking lumps out of the Spurs legend but matters turned ugly when the Leeds skipper caught Mackay with a mistimed lunge on the leg he had ony just recovered from breaking. But he only succeeded in winning the trophy once and saw them win the European Fairs Cup in 1967-8 and 1971-72. A statue by sculptor Frances Segelman 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. [16] The club won no friends in doing so however, and the following summer were labelled by the Football Association's own FA News as "the dirtiest [team] in the Football League. Death. After Rockpile split in 1981, Bremner released two solo singles on Stiff Records "Loud Music In Cars" / "The Price is Right" (BUY 125)[2] and "Laughter Turns to Tears" / "Tired and Emotional" (BUY 143). "He was an excellent player for Scotland, not only as a football player but Leeds United manger Don Revie with Billy Bremner and Syd Owens at Leeds station before leaving for London to play Chelsea in the FA Cup final. [99], Bremner was appointed as Leeds United manager in October 1985, having impressed the boardroom with his work at Doncaster, particularly his negotiation skills during the sale of Ian Snodin; Leeds paid Doncaster 45,000 in compensation. Billy was a well known session guitarist in the pub-rock/new wave scene when he joined Rockpile in 1976. Bremner played for Hull City from 1976 to 1978, before being appointed player-manager at Doncaster Rovers in November 1978. Later, as captain he saw Leeds win the League twice and took them to four FA Cup finals. "I thought there was not a great deal of a problem but I phoned this morning The club's biggest aim would be success in the European Cup, and they made it to the final after knocking out FC Zrich (Switzerland), jpest FC (Hungary), Anderlecht (Belgium), and Barcelona (Spain). View our online Press Pack. He only ever missed a game through injury or suspension and in 773 appearances he was only a substitute once. Had that been an end to the matter it would not have been so bad but both petulantly threw away their shirts. After training, the Leeds players would decamp to Sheilas Caf for their lunch, just across the road from the ground and, once there, they would play a game to see who would pay for the meal. [20], In October 1965, Leeds skipper Collins was injured in an Inter-Cities Fairs Cup game against Torino and Revie gave the captaincy to Bremner after initially handing the armband to Charlton for the remainder of the season; Charlton was keen to give up the captaincy as it prevented his superstitious ritual of coming out of the tunnel last on match days. [50], Revie instructed Bremner to be more attacking in the 197374 campaign, and the result was 11 goals in 52 appearances, his biggest goal tally in 12 years. His former Leeds United team-mates Allan Clarke, who read the lesson at the service, Bobby Collins, Norman Hunter, Eddie Gray, Trevor Cherry . All images below are courtesy of Mirror Pix. [118] He signed Lincoln City winger John McGinley and Leeds midfielder John Stiles, and led the club to a 20th-place finish in 198990, which represented a small improvement on the previous season. [63], He missed the 197778 pre-season with a knee injury, but recovered well enough to make 36 appearances throughout the campaign. [68] He went on to feature in qualifying games for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, but defeats to Poland and Italy left Scotland second in their group, which was not enough to qualify. 8th April 1972: Leeds United manager Don Revie presents Jack Charlton with a bottle of champagne and the Footballer of the Month trophy in the changing room after a match. Advertisement. The unbreakable footballer who became an icon and captain of Leeds United was not about. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. and they said that he had gone.". One rare exception was in 1974 when the League champions Leeds, under their new manager Brian Clough, took on the FA Cup winners, Bill Shanklys Liverpool. A round-up of the latest Leeds United transfer rumours. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007. Review. Bremner was also a member of Stockholm-based band Trouble Boys with Sean Tyla and two Swedish musicians,[6] who released an album called Bad Trouble in September 2012, Learn how and when to remove this template message, The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, "Repeat When Necessary Dave Edmunds | Songs, Reviews, Credits", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Billy_Bremner_(musician)&oldid=1102653378, Scottish expatriates in the United States, BLP articles lacking sources from November 2010, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox musical artist with associated acts, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 6 August 2022, at 05:18. The death has occurred much earlier.Erica Jong (b. l-r Billy Bremner, Mike O'Grady, and Jim Storey. [124], A statue by sculptor Frances Segelman of Bremner in celebratory pose was erected outside Elland Road in tribute in 1999. Roger Jackson/Central. [115] United started the season inconsistently, but five straight wins in December won Bremner the Second Division Manager of the Month award. November 1970, Billy Bremner with the Inter Cities Fair Cup in June 1971. [6] He joined along with his friend Tommy Henderson, who would return to Scotland due to homesickness without making a first team debut. Leeds face Cardiff in an FA Cup third round replay on Wednesday. Described as '10 stone of barbed wire', the tenacious, tough-tackling Scot captained the Whites through their golden age, earning a reputation as one of the most fearless players of his generation. . [3] He was a land agent and architect. [94] Promotion was secured in comfortable fashion, as they finished as runners-up to runaway champions York City, ten points above fifth-place Aldershot. [12] Revie rejected an approach of 25,000 from Hibernian for Bremner, despite the player wanting to return to Scotland to be with his fiance. Bremner made 585 appearances for Leeds [131], "Billy Bremner was one of Britain's most fiery, skilful and industrious footballers of the post-war years. As "Bill Murray" he released two singles produced by Kris Ife: "Downtown Hoedown" / "Rhyme And Reason" (Polydor 2058 881, 1977) and "Heart and the Stone" / "I Don't Wanna Be No Hero" (State Records STAT 72, 1978). He was a passionate player whose tireless energy was the motor that drove Leeds during its most successful years under the management of Don Revie.
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