Billy Bremner (Australian footballer)

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

Billy Bremner
Personal information
Full name William Bremner
Date of birth (1872-06-23)23 June 1872
Place of birth North Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 2 April 1957(1957-04-02) (aged 84)
Place of death Camberwell, Victoria
Original team(s) Williamstown
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1903–1904 Melbourne 23 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bremner came to Melbourne from Williamstown after playing 22 games in 1898, 1900 & 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]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. "Billy Bremner". Demon Wiki.
  3. AFL Tables: Billy Bremner
  4. "William Bremner". AFL Umpires Association. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.


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