Dod Brewster

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

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)
Playing 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

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. "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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