Johnny Brooks
English footballer (1931–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named John Brooks, see John Brooks (disambiguation).
John Brooks (23 December 1931 – 7 June 2016) was an English professional footballer who played for Reading, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Brentford, Crystal Palace in the Football League. Brooks won three England caps and scored 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 player-managed Knebworth. His son Shaun Brooks also had a career in professional football.
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Personal information | |||
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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 (1.78 m)[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 | |||
International career | |||
1956 | England | 3 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
Knebworth | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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