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Billy Bremner

1942 - 1997

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William John Bremner (9 December 1942 – 7 December 1997) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager. Regarded as one of the game's great midfielders, he combined precision passing skills with tenacious tackling and physical stamina. He played for Leeds United from 1959 to 1976, serving as captain from 1965, in one of the most successful periods in the club's history. At Leeds, Bremner won the First Division (1968–69 and 1973–74), Second Division (1963–64), Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1968 and 1971), FA Cup (1972), League Cup (1968) and FA Charity Shield (1969). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Bremner is the 2,744th most popular soccer player (down from 1,958th in 2019), the 3,659th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,873rd in 2019) and the 169th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Billy Bremner ranks 2,744 out of 21,273. Before him are Dario Šimić, Héctor Vilches, Sylvinho, Carlo Annovazzi, Ove Grahn, and Zlatko Škorić. After him are Lee Young-pyo, Petit, Houmane Jarir, Oscar Heisserer, Alfred Eisenbeisser, and Iuliu Baratky.

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Among people born in 1942, Billy Bremner ranks 429. Before him are Jean Shrimpton, Yevhen Stankovych, Ksenia Milicevic, Michael Ogio, Yvette Mimieux, and Guo Boxiong. After him are Jaroslav Holík, Bruce Johnston, Uğur Mumcu, Tom Belsø, Paco Peña, and Clara Nunes. Among people deceased in 1997, Billy Bremner ranks 211. Before him are Robert Pinget, Tete Montoliu, Roger Marche, Voldemar Väli, Bobby Helms, and Josef Pieper. After him are Georges Guétary, Eitel Cantoni, Karen Wetterhahn, Haruko Sugimura, Maria Wittek, and Sotiria Bellou.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Billy Bremner ranks 3,660 out of 8,785. Before him are Dave Davies (1947), Harry Patch (1898), Herbert Giles (1845), Robin Dunbar (1947), Joe Alwyn (1991), and Thomas Digges (1546). After him are Siouxsie Sioux (1957), Joseph Cook (1860), Talulah Riley (1985), Pat Roach (1937), George Crabbe (1754), and Bob Evans (1947).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Billy Bremner ranks 169. Before him are Fred Pentland (1883), Jimmy Ross (1866), Ramón Zabalo (1910), Ron Atkinson (1939), Nat Lofthouse (1925), and Phil Brown (1959). After him are Peter Bonetti (1941), Jimmy Johnstone (1944), Steve Bloomer (1874), Vic Buckingham (1915), Joe Gomez (1997), and Billy McNeill (1940).

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