John Brearley was an English football player and manager.
11 Facts About John Brearley
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John Brearley played as a forward for several clubs, most notably Millwall Athletic, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur.
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John Brearley was able to play in at least five outfield positions, but had a preference for playing inside-right.
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John Brearley made his debut for Everton against WBA in September 1902 and subsequently made 24 appearances and scored 8 goals for the club.
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John Brearley was then signed for Tottenham by former Evertonian, John Cameron and went on to score 24 goals in 133 games for them.
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John Brearley signed for Crystal Palace in May 1907 and made 71 league appearances for the club between then and 1909.
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John Brearley finished his playing career with a return to Millwall Athletic as a player-coach in 1909.
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John Brearley subsequently worked as a coach at Viktoria 89 Berlin in Germany.
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John Brearley was one of several former professional footballers at Ruhleben.
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John Brearley captained the Barracks 10 team that won a cup competition in 1915.
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John Brearley played cricket at the camp and in May 1915 played for a Rubleben XI, which included Bloomer, against a Varsities XI in the Rubleban Cricket League.