Johnny Brooks

Johnny Brooks
Personal information
Full name John Brooks
Date of birth 23 December 1931 (1931-12-23) (age 80)
Place of birth Reading, England
Playing position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1952 Reading 46 (5)
1953–1959 Tottenham Hotspur 166 (46)
1959–1960 Chelsea 46 (6)
1961–1963 Brentford 83 (36)
1964–1964 Crystal Palace 7 (0)
National team
1956 England 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Johnny Brooks (born 23 December 1931 in Reading) was a former professional footballer who played for Reading Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Brentford, Crystal Palace and represented England on three occasions and scoring twice.[1]

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Football career

Brooks began his senior club career for his home town club of Reading. He joined the club in April 1949 where he played a total of 46 times and scoring five goals in the position of inside forward. In February 1953 the skilful, creative player made the move to Tottenham for a fee and the exchange of two players. He scored a total of 51 goals in 179 appearances in all competitions for the club. Brooks joined Chelsea in an exchange deal in December 1959 where he went on to feature in 46 matches and score on six occasions for the club. He left Chelsea to join Brentford in September 1961 and made 83 appearances and scoring 36 times. He finished his first class career at Crystal Palace in 1964 and played seven times.

Brooks later played in the North American Soccer League with Cleveland Stokers in 1968.[2]

After football

Today, Brooks is retired and living in Bournemouth.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hugman,B,J,(Ed)The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records (1946-2005) 2005 p84 ISBN 1852916656 Retrieved 16 September 2008
  2. ^ NASL career stats
  3. ^ Where are they now? Retrieved 16 September 2008

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