Ron Brett (4 September 1937 – 30 August 1962)
was an English professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward.
Career
Brett started his career at
Crystal Palace as a junior, signing professional terms in September 1954.
He made his debut on 3 September 1955 in an away 1–1 draw against
Millwall and went on to make 36 appearances for Palace, scoring 12 twelve goals. In June 1959,
he moved to
West Ham United
West Ham United Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Stratford, London, Stratford, East London, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English f ...
, in a deal which saw
Malcolm Pyke
Malcolm Pyke (6 March 1938 – 13 February 2020) was an English association football, footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for West Ham United F.C., West Ham United and Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace. He later played ...
move the other way. Brett made 13 appearances in all competitions for West Ham between September 1959 and March 1962
before returning to Crystal Palace as part of the deal which saw
Johnny Byrne move to "The Hammers". Five months after returning to Palace, Brett was killed when his car hit a lorry in
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell ( ) is an area of central London, England.
Clerkenwell was an Civil Parish#Ancient parishes, ancient parish from the medieval period onwards, and now forms the south-western part of the London Borough of Islington. The St James's C ...
, London. The last match he played, just days before his death, was a reserve game between his two clubs, Crystal Palace and West Ham. At the time of his death, he had scored 13 goals in all competitions for Crystal Palace.
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1937 births
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Crystal Palace F.C. players
West Ham United F.C. players
English Football League players
Road incident deaths in London
People from Stanford-le-Hope
1962 deaths
Footballers from Essex
20th-century English sportsmen