Johnny Brooks
John "Johnny" Brooks (23 December 1931 – 7 June 2016) was a former professional footballer and manager. He was born in Reading, Berkshire.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Brooks[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 June 2016 (aged 84)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Bournemouth, England[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coley Old Boys | |||
| Mount Pleasant | |||
| –1949 | Castle Street Institute | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1953 | Reading | 46 | (5) |
| 1953–1959 | Tottenham Hotspur | 166 | (46) |
| 1959–1961 | Chelsea | 46 | (6) |
| 1961–1964 | Brentford | 83 | (36) |
| 1964 | Crystal Palace | 7 | (0) |
| 1964 | Toronto City | ||
| 1964–1967 | Stevenage Town | ||
| 1968 | Cleveland Stokers | 22 | (1) |
| 1968–1969 | Cambridge City | 23 | (0) |
| Knebworth | |||
| National team | |||
| 1956 | England | 3 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Knebworth | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He played for Reading, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Brentford, Crystal Palace in the Football League. Brooks won three England caps, scoring two goals.[4]
Towards the end of his career he played in non-league football with Stevenage Town and Cambridge City and in North America with Cleveland Stokers. He later became the player-manager of Knebworth.
Brooks died of vascular dementia on 7 June 2016, aged 84.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1952–53[6] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 1953–54[6] | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 1954–55[6] | 31 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | 34 | 11 | |||
| 1955–56[6] | 39 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | 45 | 11 | |||
| 1956–57[6] | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 11 | |||
| 1957–58[6] | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 10 | |||
| 1958–59[6] | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| 1959–60[6] | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 166 | 46 | 13 | 5 | — | 179 | 51 | |||
| Chelsea | 1959–60[6] | First Division | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 5 | |
| 1960–61[6] | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Total | 46 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 7 | ||
| Brentford | 1961–62[7] | Third Division | 38 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 11 |
| 1962–63[7] | Fourth Division | 39 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 22 | |
| 1963–64[7] | Third Division | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
| Total | 83 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 37 | ||
| Cleveland Stokers | 1968[8] | North American Soccer League | 22 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 317 | 89 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 345 | 96 | ||
References
- ↑ "Johnny Brooks". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ "Obituary – Johnny Brooks 8 June 2016 – News". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
- ↑ Hugman,B,J,(Ed)The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records (1946–2005) 2005 p84 ISBN 1-85291-665-6 Retrieved 16 September 2008
- ↑ "Obituary - Johnny Brooks 8 June 2016 - News - tottenhamhotspur.com". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 "Johnny Brooks". 11v11.com. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 386–387. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ "John Brooks". North American Soccer League Players. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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