Billy Bremner (Australian footballer) explained

Billy Bremner
Fullname:William Bremner
Birth Date:23 June 1872
Birth Place:North Melbourne, Victoria
Death Place:Camberwell, Victoria
Originalteam:Williamstown
Statsend:1904
Years1:1903–1904
Club1:Melbourne
Games Goals1:23 (1)

William Bremner (23 June 1872 – 2 April 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Bremner came to Melbourne from Williamstown after playing 22 games without kicking a goal in 1898, 1900, 1901 & 1902, and was already aged 30 when he played his first league game.[2] He appeared in 16 of Melbourne's 17 games in the 1903 VFL season, followed by seven games in 1904.[3]

From 1910 to 1912, Bremner officiated in 15 VFL games as a boundary umpire and six games as a field umpire.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. Web site: Billy Bremner. Demon Wiki.
  3. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Billy_Bremner.html AFL Tables: Billy Bremner
  4. Web site: William Bremner. AFL Umpires Association. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130410043346/http://www.aflua.com.au/player_umpires#bremner. 10 April 2013. dmy-all.