Des Bremner

Des Bremner

Personal information
Full name	Desmond George Bremner[1]
Date of birth	7 September 1952 (1952-09-07) (age 59)
Place of birth	Aberchirder, Banffshire, Scotland
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Deveronvale
1971–1972	Hibernian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1972–1979	Hibernian	199	(18)
1979–1984	Aston Villa	174	(9)
1984–1989	Birmingham City	168	(5)
1989–1990	Fulham	16	(0)
1990	Walsall	6	(0)
1990–1992	Stafford Rangers	40	(0)
1994	Sutton Town
National team
	Scotland under-23	9
1976	Scotland	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Desmond George Bremner (born 7 September 1952) is a Scottish former professional football midfielder. He made more than 600 league appearances for clubs in both Scotland and England, was a member of Aston Villa's European Cup-winning team of 1982, and was capped for the Scotland national team.

Born in Aberchirder, Banffshire, Bremner began his career with Deveronvale before joining Hibernian in 1971, turning professional in November 1972. He made his only appearance for Scotland while with Hibs in March 1976, coming on as a substitute for Kenny Dalglish in the game against Switzerland.

He moved to Aston Villa in 1979 for a fee of £275,000 and quickly settled as a regular in the side. In his second season with the club he was an ever-present as they took the Football League title, their first for 71 years. The following season Bremner was a member of Villa's European Cup-winning side.

He left the club in September 1984, rejoining his former Villa manager Ron Saunders, who by then was managing local rivals Birmingham City. He helped Birmingham to promotion back to the First Division, relegation back to the Second Division the following season, and a further relegation to the Third Division before moving to Fulham on a free transfer in August 1989. He joined Walsall in March 1990 on non-contract terms and subsequently played for Stafford Rangers before retiring in 1991.

After retiring as a player he worked for the Professional Footballers' Association, subsequently becoming the managing director of the financial division of the organisation.^[2]

His brother Kevin was also a professional footballer.

Honours

for Scotland

• 1 full cap, 9 Under-23 caps
• Scottish Football League representative

for Hibernian

• Scottish League Cup finalists: 1975
• Scottish Cup finalists: 1979

for Aston Villa

• English Football League champions: 1980–81
• European Cup: 1982
• European Super Cup: 1982
• Intercontinental Cup runners-up: 1982

for Birmingham City

• Second Division runners-up: 1984–85

References

• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
• "Des Bremner". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/desbremner.htm. 

Notes

1. ^ Des Bremner, London Hearts.
2. ^ "Planning a sound financial strategy". PFA. http://womens.givemefootball.com/pfa2.stm. Retrieved 2008-02-29. 

Persondata
Name	Bremner, Des
Alternative names	Bremner, Desmond George
Short description	Professional footballer
Date of birth	1952-09-07
Place of birth	Aberchirder, Banffshire, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death

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