Dod Brewster

George "Dod" Brewster MM (7 October 1891 – 18 November 1964) 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
Date of death	18 November 1964(1964-11-18) (aged 73)
Place of death	Wigan, England
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	64	(4)
1922–1923	Wolverhampton Wanderers	11	(0)
	Lovells Athletic
International career
1921	Scotland	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 13 games.

Later career

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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[4][5][6]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	1912–13	Scottish Division One	7	0	0	0	7	0
	1913–14		11	0	0	0	11	0
	1914–15		25	2	-	-	25	2
	1915–16		34	3	-	-	34	3
	1916–17		20	1	-	-	20	1
	1917–18	Aberdeen dropped out of competitive football due to the First World War
	1918–19
	1919–20	Scottish Division One	22	3	0	0	23	3
	Total		119	9	0	0	119	9
Everton	1919–20	First Division	5	0	0	0	5	0
	1920–21		29	0	4	1	33	1
	1921–22		25	3	0	0	25	3
	1922–23		5	1	0	0	5	1
	Total		64	4	4	1	68	5
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1922–23	Second Division	11	0	2	0	13	0
Career total			194	13	6	1	200	14

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[7]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Scotland	1921	1	0
Total		1	0