Trevor Brooking
Brooking at a book signing, October 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Trevor David Brooking | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Barking, Essex, England | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1966 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1984 | West Ham United | 528 | (88) |
| 1985 | Newcastle Blue Star | 1 | (0) |
| 1985 | Cork City | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 531 | (88) | |
| National team | |||
| 1966–1967 | England Youth | 6 | (0) |
| 1971 | England U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1974 | The Football League XI | 1 | (1) |
| 1974–1982 | England | 47 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003 | West Ham United (caretaker) | ||
| 2003 | West Ham United (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Sir Trevor David Brooking, CBE (born 2 October 1948) is a former England international footballer, manager, pundit and football administrator; he now works as director of football development in England.
He played most of his career for West Ham United making 647 appearances for the club. He won the 1975 FA Cup and the 1980 FA Cup in which he scored the only goal. He was also the club's player of the season on four occasions and caretaker manager on two occasions in 2003. Brooking played 47 times for England, scoring five times. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1981, elevated to Commander of same order (CBE) in 1999, and knighted in 2004. In 2009 a stand at Upton Park was named after Brooking. Since retiring from playing, he has taken up a number of positions in broadcasting as an on-air analyst and in football and sports administration.
Brooking was born in Barking maternity hospital to mother Margaret and father, Henry Charles (known as Harry), who was a police officer in the Metropolitan Police. Brooking attended Ripple Infants School and left Ilford County High School with 11 O-levels and 2 A-levels. His father took him to see his first West Ham United game at Upton Park, a 1–1 draw against Liverpool on 19 April 1958, when he was nine years old. Aged fifteen he trained at both Tottenham and Chelsea. However West Ham manager, Ron Greenwood watched him with scout Wally St Pier, and Brooking was offered apprenticeships by all three clubs with only West Ham allowing him to stay on at school to finish his studies. Despite his parents being offered £500 and a car by manager Tommy Docherty to gain his signature for Chelsea he remained at school signing an apprenticeship deal with West Ham on 24 July 1965, his parents receiving no fee.
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