Billy Bremner
Awards & Honours
6
Awards Won
5
Honours
4
Rankings
4
Covers
3
Records
Billy Bremner's individual accolades reflect his dominance as a midfielder. He is the only Leeds United player to have won the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award, and he also took the Scottish Footballer of the Year prize in the same season. His four consecutive Leeds United Player of the Year awards from 1970 to 1973 are a club record. He was inducted into both the English Football Hall of Fame and the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2004, and a bronze statue of him stands outside Elland Road, a permanent tribute to his status as the club's greatest-ever player.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
English Football Hall of Fame induction
Inducted for his playing career
Scottish Football Hall of Fame induction
Inducted for his contributions to Scottish football
Bronze statue at Elland Road
Unveiled outside the East Stand, depicting him in action pose
Honorary degree
Awarded posthumously for his contributions to football
Billy Bremner Stand
Stand at Keepmoat Stadium named in his honor
Rankings & Lists
Leeds United's Greatest Player
The Times' 100 Greatest Footballers
FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time
Scotland's Greatest Footballers
Magazine Covers
Shoot! Magazine
1972-05-06
The Heart of Leeds
Charles Buchan's Football Monthly
1972-06-01
FA Cup Triumph
World Soccer
1974-05-01
Champions at Last
Shoot! Magazine
1975-05-17
Bremner: The Boss
Records & Feats
Most appearances for Leeds United (773)
Club record at the time of his departure in 1976, later surpassed by Jack Charlton
First Leeds United captain to win the Footballer of the Year award
Won the FWA Footballer of the Year in 1973, a first for the club
Only player to win both English and Scottish Footballer of the Year in the same season
Won both awards in 1973