George 'Dod' Brewster (7 October 1891 – 18 November 1964) was a Scottish former professional
football
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centre-half who played for
Aberdeen
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,
Everton, and
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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.
Club career
Aberdeen
Brewster made his Aberdeen debut in a game against
Celtic
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in 1913.
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',
Brewster made 68 appearances for the club before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brewster joined Wolves in 1922 and left after just 13 games.
Later career
George Brewster went on to play for
Lovells Athletic
Lovell's Athletic F.C. was the works team for Lovell's sweet factory in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, which played professional football from 1918 until 1969.
History
Lovell's joined the Western Football League in 1923 and won the title in t ...
in Wales, Wallasey Athletic, Brooklyn Athletic in New York (March–June 1924), and had a spell as player/manager at
Caledonian.
International career
Brewster was capped once for
Scotland
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on 9 April 1921 against
England
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.
Military career
Sapper
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George Brewster served with the Royal Engineers in World War One, and was awarded the Military Medal in 1918.
Career statistics
Club
International
References
External links
AFC Heritage Trust profile*
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1891 births
Footballers from Aberdeenshire
Scottish men's footballers
Men's association football central defenders
Aberdeen F.C. players
Everton F.C. players
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Scotland men's international footballers
Scottish Football League players
English Football League players
Caledonian F.C. players
1964 deaths