Johnny Brooks
| 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] | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | |||
John "Johnny" Brooks (23 December 1931 – 7 June 2016) was a former professional footballer and manager. He was born in Reading, Berkshire.
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[change | change source]
| 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[change | change source]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 "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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