Johnny Brooks
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Brooks | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 June 2016 (aged 84) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coley Boys Club | |||
| Mount Pleasant | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1953 | Reading | 46 | (5) |
| 1953–1959 | Tottenham Hotspur | 166 | (46) |
| 1959–1961 | Chelsea | 46 | (6) |
| 1961–1963 | Brentford | 83 | (36) |
| 1964 | Crystal Palace | 7 | (0) |
| 1964 | Toronto City | ||
| 1964–1967 | Stevenage Town | ||
| 1967–1968 | Cambridge City | ||
| 1968 | Cleveland Stokers | 22 | (1) |
| Knebworth | |||
| National team | |||
| 1956 | England | 3 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Knebworth | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John "Johnny" Brooks (23 December 1931 – 7 June 2016) was an English former professional footballer and manager who played for Reading, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Brentford, Crystal Palace in the Football League. Brooks won three England caps, scoring two goals. 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.
Brooks' career began as a youth at Coley Boys Club, Mount Pleasant and he also represented Reading & Berkshire schoolboys. An inside forward, began his senior club career at his hometown club, Division Three South side Reading. Brooks joined the Royals in February 1949 as an amateur, signing professional forms two months later. While with Reading, Brooks served his national service at Aldershot and represented the Army football team. He made 46 league appearances and scored five goals over the course of a three-year spell, helping the club to third and second-place finishes in the 1950–51 and 1951–52 seasons respectively. Brooks departed the club in February 1953.
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