Kevin Bremner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Johnston Bremner[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Banff, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1979 | Deveronvale | ||
| 1979–1980 | Keith | ||
| 1980–1983 | Colchester United | 95 | (31) |
| 1982 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 1982–1983 | → Wrexham (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 1983 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1983–1985 | Millwall | 96 | (32) |
| 1985–1987 | Reading | 64 | (21) |
| 1987–1990 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 128 | (35) |
| 1990–1991 | Peterborough United | 17 | (3) |
| 1991–1992 | Dundee | 24 | (6) |
| 1992 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 1992–1994 | Brora Rangers | ||
| 1994–1995 | Deveronvale | ||
| 1995 | Gillingham | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1994 |
player-manager ) | ||
| 1994–1995 | Deveronvale (player-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kevin Johnston Bremner (born 7 October 1957) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He made nearly 450 appearances in the English and Scottish Football Leagues, representing ten different clubs.[3]
Football career
Bremner was born in Banff, which is now in Aberdeenshire. He began his senior career as an 18-year-old with home-town club Deveronvale of the Highland League; he had been with the club since he was 14 years of age. In the 1977–78 season, he was part of the team which defeated Huntly to win the Bell's Cup; he finished the season as leading scorer with 27 goals and won the club's player of the year award.[4] Celtic manager Billy McNeill had invited him for a two-week trial, but no contract offer ensued and Bremner left Deveronvale for fellow Highland League club Keith.[5]
In October 1980 he moved to England to join
Bremner played more than 100 games in all competitions for Millwall, helping them gain
He spent a season at
Bremner returned to England to take up a coaching role at
His older brother
Honours
Player
- Bell's Cup winners: 1977–78
- Player of the Year: 1977–78
- Club's leading scorer: 1977–78, 1994–95
- Aberdeenshire Shield winners: 1995
Millwall[7]
- 1984–85
- Third Division champions: 1985–86
Brighton & Hove Albion[11]
- Third Division runners-up: 1987–88
- Club's leading scorer: 1987–88
Peterborough United[8]
- 1990–91
- Scottish First Division champions: 1991–92
Manager
- Aberdeenshire Shield winners: 1995
References
- ^ "Kevin Bremner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Kevin Bremner". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
- ^ a b "Kevin Bremner". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Honours". Deveronvale F.C. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Millennium Legends". Deveronvale F.C. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Colchester United". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ a b c "Kevin Bremner". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ a b "Reading". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ ISBN 0-9521337-1-7.
- ^ a b "Honours". Dundee F.C. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Nationwide newsround". Coventry Telegraph. 5 April 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ISBN 1-899468-20-X.