Johnny Brooks

English footballer (1931–2016)

John "Johnny" Brooks (23 December 1931 – 7 June 2016) was a former professional footballer and manager. He was born in Reading, Berkshire.

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(2016-06-07) (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
0000–1949 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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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  1. "Johnny Brooks". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. "Obituary – Johnny Brooks 8 June 2016 – News". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
  4. Hugman,B,J,(Ed)The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records (1946–2005) 2005 p84 ISBN 1-85291-665-6 Retrieved 16 September 2008
  5. "Obituary - Johnny Brooks 8 June 2016 - News - tottenhamhotspur.com". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  6. 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. 7.0 7.1 7.2 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 386–387. ISBN 0951526200.
  8. "John Brooks". North American Soccer League Players. Retrieved 8 January 2017.