Dod Brewster

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Dod Brewster
Personal information
Full name George Brewster
Date of birth (1891-10-07)7 October 1891
Place of birth Logie Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
Mugiemoss
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1920 Aberdeen 119 (9)
1920–1922 Everton 68 (5)
1922–1923 Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 (3)
Lovells Athletic
National team
1921 Scotland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

George 'Dod' Brewster (7 October 1891 – after 1924) was a Scottish former professional football centre-half who played for Aberdeen, Everton, and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Club career[]

Aberdeen[]

Brewster made his Aberdeen debut in a game against Celtic in 1913.[1] After playing over 100 games for Aberdeen, he moved to Everton in 1920.

Everton[]

After signing for Everton for what was said to be a 'record fee',[2] Brewster made 68 appearances for the club before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Wolverhampton Wanderers[]

Brewster joined Wolves in 1922 and left after just 16 games.

Later career[]

George Brewster went on to play for Lovells Athletic in Wales, Wallasey Athletic, Brooklyn Athletic in New York (March–June 1924), and had a spell as player/manager at Caledonian.[1]

International career[]

Brewster was capped once for Scotland on 9 April 1921 against England.[3]

Military career[]

Sapper George Brewster served with the Royal Engineers in World War One, and was awarded the Military Medal in 1918.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Dod Brewster". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  2. ^ "George Brester Secured from Aberdeen". The Liverpool Courier. 3 January 1920. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. ^ "George Brewster". London Hearts. Retrieved 16 July 2011.

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