"The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Bremner also captained Scotland in the 1974 World Cup Finals. [62] Despite the good start results dipped midway through the 197677 season and the "Tigers" ended the season in 14th place. Nowadays if you smoke, everyone looks at you in strange ways, but not then. [119] Greater success came in the Football League Trophy, Rovers reaching the area finals, where they were beaten by Third Division leaders Tranmere Rovers. [54], Manager Don Revie took the England management job in July 1974. [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). He died of a heart attack in Doncaster, England. Although he mellowed with age, Bremner will be remembered as a firebrand. Leeds United manager Don Revie holds a bottle of champagne for captain Billy Bremner after winning the First Division Title. He was born in Stirling, Scotland to James and Bridget Bremner. [16] With Bremner, Collins and Giles in midfield, Leeds went on to win promotion as champions in the 196364 season. Another song by him, "The Creature from the Black Lagoon", appeared on Edmunds' third solo album, Repeat When Necessary.[3]. At first Bremner seemed a natural inside right but over the years he developed into one of the toughest and most constructive goalscoring half-backs in the country. Leeds United celebrate their Wembley victory at the Royal Garden Hotel after beating Arsenal in the League Cup Final at Wembley. Bremner also captained Scotland in the 1974 World Cup Finals. [65] After being turned down for the job he announced his intention to retire as a player at the end of his contract in June 1978. [86] A mounting injury crisis caused him to make a return to playing on 29 March for the visit of Bournemouth, a game in which 16-year-old Ian Snodin was named on the bench. Roger Jackson/Central. [33], "Leeds, like Sisyphus, have pushed three boulders almost to the top of three mountains and are now left to see them all back in the dark of the valley. 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. [13] He had a ghost-written column in Shoot throughout the 1970s. A friend of a friend of mine drove him home and he was then taken to hospital. "It is absolutely awful. Law played alongside Bremner many times for Scotland and the two were opponents when Bremner captained Leeds and Law starred for Manchester United. [27] The second soon followed, despite a disappointment of exiting the FA Cup at the semi-final stage with defeat by Everton, as they reached the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup by beating CA Spora (Luxembourg), FK Partizan (Yugoslavia), Hibernian (Scotland), Rangers (Scotland), and Dundee (Scotland). 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). An essential cog in the pragmatic, often over-robust yet frequently wonderfully entertaining Leeds United team of the Sixties and Seventies, he was also the red-haired dynamo in Scotland's international side, winning 54 caps. I thought that, once he was there, everything would be all right. The player denied the accusations but he would never play for his country again. [91] Only seven wins from the last 36 games of the season left Doncaster relegated in 23rd place, 16 points behind 20th-place Orient. In the bath behind them are fellow Leeds players Clark, Bremner, Bates, and Sprake. Despite suffering with a back injury Bremner was appointed as captain and played 32 games. On 9 December 2006, which would have been Bremner's 64th birthday, at the Leeds United vs Derby County match his eternal popularity amongst Leeds' fans was heard as the Leeds fans sang "There's only one Billy Bremner" as a tribute to Bremner was displayed on the big screen at Elland Road. [70] Many teammates said that Bremner held this match as one of the proudest moments of his career. Leeds United reception after winning the FA Cup. [111] John Sheridan put Leeds ahead in extra-time of the replay, but two late goals from Peter Shirtliff changed the game and denied Leeds promotion. Billy was the best player who ever played, they don't make players like him today.". Finally you are both worn out, exhausted, hopeless. Scotland's Billy Bremner tees off watched by Denis Law during a game of golf at Enfield golf club before the side's fixture against England in the home international series. Bremner was born in the Raploch area of Stirling in 1942 and went on to . He disliked the responsibility and after bad-tempered exchanges with the Scottish officials there was even a threat that he and the controversial winger Jimmy Johnstone would be sent home. Law played alongside Bremner many times for Scotland and the two were opponents when Bremner captained Leeds and Law starred for Manchester United. [16] Revie moved Bremner to central midfield, and bought Manchester United's Johnny Giles to create what would prove to be one of the most highly effective central midfield partnerships of the next 12 years. In a typically bruising encounter between the two clubs, Leeds were down to nine men at half time (Alfie Haaland and Gary Kelly had been ordered off). 2nd March 1968. If you want some idea of just how good as he was, both as a player and a leader, you need look no further than his teammate, striker Allan Sniffer Clarke. [32] They chased Everton all season only to give up on the title after a home defeat by Southampton late in the campaign. [39] Success instead came in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, as Leeds knocked out Sarpsborg (Norway), Dynamo Dresden (East Germany), Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia), Vitria (Portugal) and Liverpool to reach the final with Juventus (Italy). It was a criticism that too often ignored the skills of Bremner and his colleagues and cost them a lot of sympathy when further major honours slipped from their grasp - until they won the championship again in 1974, beating a fine Liverpool side by five points. At the time, Billy, who was only 33 years old, was discovered dead and hanging from a cord in . Start your Independent Premium subscription today. 1st May 1969. November 1969, Leeds United Christmas party at Elland Road. 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. 1942). The challenge prompted one of the most famous photographs in British football with Mackay grabbing Bremner by his shirt and the Leeds man looking more than a little terrified. [5] Bash! Leeds United reception after winning the FA Cup. [10] However, Leeds went on to be relegated from the First Division at the end of the 195960 season. 5th April 1970. [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. By then Revie's team had the reputation for being cynical and over- professional. [84] However a lean spell would follow, and from November to February Doncaster failed to win in the league. 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Bremner captained his country throughout the process, having first taken up the armband in a friendly defeat by Denmark in Copenhagen. [81] He oversaw a 10 win over Rochdale at Belle Vue in his first match in charge. [96] Doncaster won five of their opening seven games, and though they were unable to sustain a promotion push they showed their ability with a 10 win over eventual champions Bradford at Valley Parade on Boxing Day and a 10 FA Cup win over First Division side Queens Park Rangers on 5 January. All the latest Leeds United headlines as calls have been made for the left-back to be sold at 'half price' after a torrid time in the Eredivisie. 9th April 1970. [129] In 2006, he was voted Leeds United's greatest player of all time. [104] Five key young players to leave the club were Scott Sellars (20,000 to Blackburn Rovers), Terry Phelan (free transfer to Swansea City), Denis Irwin, Tommy Wright and Andy Linighan (all to Oldham Athletic for 60,000, 55,000 and 80,000 respectively). [51] The manager focused entirely on the league and told his team the aim was to go the season unbeaten, and although they lost three games they secured a second league title by a five-point margin on second-place Liverpool. by Steve Huey. Scotland were unfortunately eliminated without losing a match and Pele was full of praise for Bremner, who nevertheless began the following season with an incident that put a shadow over his career. [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. "He was an excellent player for Scotland, not only as a football player but Leeds face Cardiff in an FA Cup third round replay on Wednesday. On the 21st anniversary of his death, aged just 54, we're celebrating the genius of the man who has been immortalised with a statue outside Elland Road. [17] A run of victories put the club top by the new year, however they lost the title on goal average to Manchester United after drawing the last game of the season with already-relegated Birmingham City. 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. [47] Bremner donated the damages to a Leeds Hospice. 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. Leeds United player Terry Cooper on his wedding day with his bride Rosemary Boulton. Oh, he liked his cigs, said his teammate Jack Charlton. While stories of his on-the-pitch heroics will continue to be passed down among the generations for as long as football is played at Elland Road, we've chosen to look at some of the quieter moments from Bremner's Leeds United career. Included among the cuts was a special duet between father and son, with Billy singing lead vocal, "My Body's Just a Suitcase for My Soul . He became a replacement for James Honeyman-Scott of Pretenders after Honeyman-Scott's death. [24] In Europe they beat DWS (Netherlands), Valencia (Spain), Bologna (Italy) and Kilmarnock (Scotland) to reach the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final against Dinamo Zagreb (Yugoslavia); Zagreb won 20 at the Stadion Maksimir and held Leeds to a 00 draw at Elland Road to leave Leeds with another second-place finish. In the early '90s, famous country singer Willie Nelson's son, Billy Nelson, passed away from unforeseen circumstances. I thought that, once he was there, everything would be all right. In that time, he led Leeds to 2 League titles, the League and FA Cups and 2 victories in the Inter-City Fairs Cup. [48], The title was nowhere near as close in the 197273 season, which saw Leeds finish third, seven points behind Liverpool. . "I heard on Friday that he had been at a `do' the previous night and had been An essential cog in the pragmatic, often over-robust yet frequently wonderfully entertaining Leeds United team of the Sixties and Seventies, he was also the red-haired dynamo in Scotland's inter- national side, winning 54 caps. [104] The money raised allowed him to buy central defender Brendan Ormsby (65,000 from Aston Villa), and also sign David Rennie, Brian Caswell and Ronnie Robinson. Leeds United captain Billy Bremner getting into his car outside Elland Road. [105] Leeds struggled in the 198586 season, but managed to steer away from the relegation zone to finish in 14th place. The midfielder made 585 appearances for Leeds between 1959 and 1976 before becoming manager of Doncaster in 1978. [60] However, he missed a lengthy spell in the new year due to injury and results dipped during this time and ultimately ended the club's title hopes; they went on to end the campaign in fifth spot. Former Leeds striker Peter Lorimer says Bremner always "played from the heart" 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. He was only 5ft 5in tall yet his stature, at a time when football was more physical than it is today, allowed him to become not only the inspiration and captain of the championship, Fairs' Cup, FA Cup and League Cup winning Leeds side that Don Revie produced, but also the driving force in the 1974 Scottish World Cup side that was among the best that country has raised. Back to top | BBC News Home | BBC Homepage As with many players of his time, he mixed a hard, enthusiastic attitude to the game with an almost equally dedicated approach to enjoying the pleasures that comparative riches brought, yet he remained astonishingly fit into his mid-thirties. . Make no mistake about that, it is not over yet" Leeds could not overtake Arsenal, who went on to win the Double. 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. . [93] Investment by new director Peter Wetzel allowed Bremner to spend 120,000 on three players in March: 60,000 on Stirling Albion defender John Philliben, 25,000 on young Celtic midfielder Jim Dobbin, and 35,000 on Shrewsbury Town defender Alan Brown. At Leeds, Bremner won the First Division (196869 and 197374), Second Division (196364), Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1968 and 1971), FA Cup (1972), League Cup (1968) and FA Charity Shield (1969). He played over 50 games in a season on eight occasions, five of those consecutively. [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. Billy was a well known session guitarist in the pub-rock/new wave scene when he joined Rockpile in 1976. [90] A weak defence saw an unusual sequence of high-scoring matches early in the season: 61 win over Exeter City, 75 win over Reading, 63 defeat by Wigan, and a 44 draw with Brentford. With the death of his son, Willie shelved the project for a time. Leeds United captain Billy Bremner seen here waiting at customs for clearence at Manchester Airport with the Fairs Cup. The powerhouse that drove Don Revie's team, Bremner was a great player and an inspirational captain. [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. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear . Bremner was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2004 in recognition of his impact on the game. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. ", Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Leeds United football players Bobby Collins, Billy Bremner & Jack Charlton return home to Leeds Central station after their recent victory over Manchester United April 1965. 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His former Leeds United team-mates Allan Clarke, who read the lesson at the service, Bobby Collins, Norman Hunter, Eddie Gray, Trevor Cherry, Duncan MacKenzie, Paul Reaney, Mick Jones, Joe Jordan, Terry Cooper, Paul Madeley and Gordon McQueen went to his funeral in Edlington, along with Nobby Stiles, Asa Hartford, and Danny Wilson, and just about every major figure from Scottish football, past and present, Dave MacKay, Alex Smith, Denis Law and Alex Ferguson among them, and there was citywide mourning in Leeds due to the extremely high esteem in which he is held by Leeds United fans. The captain for 11 years. Also for long parts of the match singing "Billy Bremner's barmy army". Clough had been publicly criticial of the overly aggressive style that the club had become known for under their previous manager Don Revie and was keen to show a new side to his talented team. Billy Bremner was one of Britain's most fiery, skilful and industrious footballers of the post-war years. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. [115] United started the season inconsistently, but five straight wins in December won Bremner the Second Division Manager of the Month award. Twenty five years after his death, Scottish football legend Billy Bremner still looms large on the streets where he grew up. Captain of Leeds, skipper of Scotland and a player to engender loyalty from all of his teammates, Bremner was the lynchpin of the all-conquering Leeds United side of his era. [82] After retiring from football in November 1991 he took up work as an after dinner speaker. [110] After overcoming Oldham in the play-off semi-final their opponents in the play-off final were Charlton Athletic, and after 10 home wins in both legs the tie went to a replay at St Andrew's. [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. He was a brilliant little player but a dirty little b******, said Mackay later. No civil action was taken but both missed 11 matches through the ensuing suspension. He has also played with The Pretenders, Shakin' Stevens, Carlene Carter and The Coal Porters, as well as issuing four solo albums. In the Charity Shield at Wembley he and Liverpool's Kevin Keegan were centre-stage in a foul-laden match seen on television. 17th February 1966. [125] In 1988, the Football League, as part of its centenary season celebrations, included Bremner on its list of 100 League Legends. [2] However, by the time Bremner joined the group in 1966, they were on the wane; Bremner did not play on any of Lulu's recorded material, and joined just after the group recorded their only single without Lulu ("The House on the Hill"/"Most Unlovely") for Parlophone in 1966. [64] Kaye was sacked after a poor start to the season, and was replaced by Bremner's former Leeds teammate Bobby Collins, who had joined the club as assistant manager in the summer; as at Leeds, Bremner had applied for the vacant managerial role, but was rejected. [66] The season was a disaster, and though Collins was sacked and replaced by youth coach Ken Houghton in February, results did not improve and Hull were relegated in last place, ten points from safety. [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. [1] Contents Scottish soccer player and coach best known for playing for a number of Scottish teams and for coaching both Leeds United and the Doncaster Rovers. In 1988, the Football League, as part of its centenary season celebrations, included Bremner on its list of 100 League Legends. Leeds beat Ferencvaros in Budapest. They beat Ferencvrosi (Hungary) 10 at Elland Road and held them to a 00 draw at Npstadion to win the club's first European trophy. [33] In the European Cup Leeds recorded a club record 100 win over Norwegian side Lyn, with Bremner netting two of the goals. He attended St. Modan's High School and represented the Scotland . [124], A statue by sculptor Frances Segelman of Bremner in celebratory pose was erected outside Elland Road in tribute in 1999. Later, as captain he saw Leeds win the League twice and took them to four FA Cup finals. The early '90s proved to be a very terrible time for Willie Nelson as news of his son's tragic death hit the media. Bremner first appeared for Leeds when he was only 17. 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