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Trevor Brooking

West Ham United FC

47 appearances, 5 goals

P 47 W 25 D 14 L 8 F 81: A 46
*(actual F 77: A 44)
68% successful

1973-82

disciplined: none
captain:
none
minutes played:
3686

Profile

Full name Sir Trevor David Brooking MBE, CBE

(*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)

Born 2 October 1948 in Barking Hospital, Essex [registered in Ilford, December 1948]. To Henry Charles and Margaret (née Wighton). His father was a police officer.
Grew up in Salisbury Avenue, Barking and attended Ripple Infants School and Illford High School.
Married to Hilkka H. Helakorpi [registered in Havering, Essex, June 1970].
Height/Weight 6' 0½", 13st. 8lbs [1978].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com

Biographies Trevor Brooking: An Autobiography - Trevor Booking with Brian Scovell (Pelham Books, London 26 October 1981)
 

The gentlemanly England and West Ham midfielder enjoyed a career, like team-mate Billy Bonds, spanning three decades. Here he covers the majority of his playing life prior to his entry into the world of broadcasting and expert analysis. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).

Club Career

Club(s) Started his early career with Ilford Schools and Essex Schools, as well as London Schools. Signed apprenticeship forms with West Ham United FC on 24 July 1965, despite being offered terms by both Chelsea FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC. But West Ham allowed him to finish his schooling to gain his eleven O-levels and two A-levels. He turned professional in May 1966. This despite Brian Clough offering West Ham £400,000 to take both Moore and Trevor Brooking to Nottingham Forest FC in July 1973. Brooking went on to play 528 league appearances and scored 88 goals. He made two appearances for Cork City FC in 1985 and another for Newcastle Blue Star FC.
Club honours FA Cup winners 1974-75, 1979-80; FA Charity Shield runners-up 1975, 1980; UEFA European Cup Winners Cup runners-up 1975-76; Football League Cup runners-up 1980-81; Football League Division Two winners 1980-81;
Individual honours West Ham United Hammer of the Year 1971-72, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1983-84;
PFA... Division One Team of the Year
1976-77, 1977-78; Division Two Team of the Year 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81;
Ballon d'Or =thirteenth 1977, =nineteenth 1981;
Distinctions Awarded MBE 1981, CBE in 1999, knighted 2004. A stand at Upton Park named in his honour 2009; His charity work has lead to a street being named after him in the Newham borough of London.

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Management Career

Club(s) Took charge of West Ham United FC on a caretaker basis twice in 2003. On 24 April 2003, Hammers manager took ill and Brooking took over for the final three matches of the season, despite being unbeaten, West Ham were relegated and Roeder was reinstated through the summer. However, Roeder was sacked and Brooking was in for a second stint that lasted eleven games until Alan Pardew was appointed. Brooking's fourteen matches brought him nine wins, three draws and only one loss.

England Career

Player number One of six who became 891st players (896) to appear for England.
Position(s) Midfielder
First match No. 478, 3 April 1974, Portugal 0 England 0, a friendly match at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Bairro Dona Leonor, Lisboa, aged 25 years 183 days.
Last match No. 569, 5 July 1982, Spain 0 England 0, a World Cup Finals second phase match at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Chamartín, Madrid, substitute (63), aged 33 years 276 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 1982; European Championship Finals 1980;
British Championship 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82;
Team honours British Championship winners 1977-78, 1978-79, 1981-82;
Individual honours England U23 (one appearance), England Youth, England schoolboy.
Distinctions The thirtieth Essexian to represent England

Beyond England

In 1970, along with Colin McGowan, Brooking started a binding company Colbrook Plastics Limited, supplying book-binding and print finishing situated in Stratford, East London.
In 1984, Brooking joined the BBC as a pundit and co-commentator on radio and television.
He was chairman of the Eastern Region Council for Sport and Recreation from 1987 until 1997. He became a member and vice-chair of the then Great Britain Sports Council. Subsequently, in 1999 he was appointed chairman of Sport England, which is responsible for developing and maintaining the infrastructure of sport in England and has responsibility for distributing National Lottery funds. Took over as caretaker manager of West Ham United FC on 24 April 2003. In June 2004, the Football Association appointed him as the Director of Football Development, taking over as the Director of Football in February 2006. He retired after the 2014 World Cup Finals.
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.48./Various Media

 

Trevor Brooking - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
77+ 47 32 41 6 8 3686 5 737 min 5 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Trevor Brooking - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 18 10 6 2 29 12 +17 5 8 1.611 0.667 72.2 +8
Away 24 13 6 5 46 29 +17 3 7 1.917 1.208 66.7 +8
Neutral 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 2 1 1.20 1.00 60.0 +1
All 47 25 14 8 81 46 +36 10 16 1.723 0.979 68.1 +17

 

Trevor Brooking - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 38 21 11 6 64 37 +28 8 12 1.684 0.974 69.7 +15
Red 9 4 3 2 17 9 +8 2 4 1.889 1.00 61.1 +2
All 47 25 14 8 81 46 +36 10 16 1.723 0.979 68.1 +17

 

Trevor Brooking - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

8 6 1 1 14 6 +8 2 3 1.75 0.75 81.3 +5
WCF 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0
World Cup 9 6 2 1 14 6 +8 3 4 1.556 0.667 77.8 +5

ECP

9 6 3 0 22 6 +16 1 5 2.444 0.667 83.3 +6
ECF 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 0 0 1.50 1.00 75.0 +1
European Championship 11 7 4 0 25 8 +17 1 5 2.273 0.727 81.8 +7
British Championship 10 6 2 2 14 9 +5 2 4 1.40 0.90 70.0 +4
Minor Tournament 2 1 0 1 3 3 =0 1 0 1.50 1.50 50.0 =0
Friendly 15 5 6 4 25 20 +5 3 3 1.667 1.333 53.3 +1
All 47 25 14 8 81 46 +36 10 16 1.723 0.979 68.1 +17

 

Trevor Brooking - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 1976-78 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 1 1 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
WCP 1980-82 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 1 2 1.50 0.50 83.3 +3
WCP All 8 6 1 1 14 6 +8 2 3 1.75 0.75 81.3 +5
World Cup Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 1982 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0
WCF All 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0
World Cup
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 1976-78 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 1 1 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
WC 1980-82 5 3 2 0 6 2 +4 2 3 1.20 0.40 80.0 +3
WC All 9 6 2 1 14 6 +8 3 4 1.556 0.667 77.8 +5
European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 1974-76 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 1 2 1.333 0.333 66.7 +1
ECP 1978-80 6 5 1 0 18 5 +13 0 3 3.00 0.833 91.7 +5
ECP All 9 6 3 0 22 6 +16 1 5 2.444 0.667 83.3 +6
European Championship Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 1980 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 0 0 1.50 1.00 75.0 +1
ECF All 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 0 0 1.50 1.00 75.0 +1
European Championship
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 1974-76 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 1 2 1.333 0.333 66.7 +1
EC 1978-80 8 6 2 0 21 7 +14 0 3 2.625 0.875 87.5 +6
EC All 11 7 4 0 25 8 +17 1 5 2.273 0.727 81.8 +7
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1976-77 2 1 0 1 2 2 =0 1 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC 1977-78 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 0 1 2.00 0.50 100.0 +2
BC 1978-79 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 1 1 1.50 0.50 75.0 +1
BC 1979-80 3 1 1 1 4 5 -1 0 1 1.333 1.667 50.0 =0
BC 1981-82 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC All 10 6 2 2 14 9 +5 2 4 1.40 0.90 70.0 +4
Minor Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
USA Bicent 1976 2 1 0 1 3 3 =0 1 0 1.50 1.50 50.0 =0
TC All 2 1 0 1 3 3 =0 1 0 1.50 1.50 50.0 =0
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 9 6 2 1 14 6 +8 3 4 1.556 0.667 77.8 +5
EC 11 7 4 0 25 8 +17 1 5 2.273 0.727 81.8 +7
BC 10 6 2 2 14 9 +5 2 4 1.40 0.90 70.0 +4
TC 2 1 0 1 3 3 =0 1 0 1.50 1.50 50.0 =0
All 32 20 8 4 56 26 +30 7 13 1.75 0.813 75.0 +16

 

Trevor Brooking - Match History
 Club: West Ham United F.C. - 47 full appearances

manager: Alf Ramsey - 1 full capx

Age 23
1 u23 24 November 1971 - England 1 Switzerland 1, Portman Road, Ipswich Fr HD Start 78 10
Age 24
- 475 26 September 1973 - England 7 Austria 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW squad member
Age 25
- 476 17 October 1973 - England 1 Poland 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley WCP HD  squad member
- 477 14 November 1973 - England 0 Italy 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HL  squad member
1 478 3 April 1974 - Portugal 0 England 0, Estádio do SL Benfica, Lisboa Fr AD Start 10
 

manager: Joe Mercer - 4 full capsx

- 479 11 May 1974 - Wales 0 England 2, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AW squad/sub ?
- 480 15 May 1974 - England 1 Northern Ireland 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW squad/sub ?
- 481 18 May 1974 - Scotland 2 England 0, Hampden Park, Glasgow AL squad/sub ?
2 482 22 May 1974 - England 2 Argentina 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HD Start 11
3 483 29 May 1974 - GDR 1 England 1, Zentralstadion, Leipzig tour AD Start 11
4 484 1 June 1974 - Bulgaria 0 England 1, Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija AW Start 11
5 485 5 June 1974 - Yugoslavia 2 England 2, Stadion Crvena zvezda, Beograd AD Start 11
 

manager: Don Revie - 13 full capsx

Age 26
6 486 30 October 1974 - England 3 Czechoslovakia 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW sub 62 16
0-0 when substituting
7 487 20 November 1974 - England 0 Portugal 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HD Start 4
Age 27
- 495 30 October 1975 - Czechoslovakia 2 England 1, Tehelné pole, Bratislava ECP AL unused sub 15
8 496 19 November 1975 - Portugal 1 England 1, Estadio José Alvalade, Lisboa ECP AD Start 11
9 497 24 March 1976 - Wales 1 England 2, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Fr AW Start 11
- 498 8 May 1976 - Wales 0 England 1, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AW squad/sub ?
- 499 11 May 1976 - England 4 Northern Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HW squad/sub ?
- 500 15 May 1976 - Scotland 2 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow AL squad/sub ?
10 501 23 May 1976 - Brazil 1 England 0, LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles TC NL Start 10
11 502 28 May 1976 - England 3 Italy 2, Yankee Stadium, New York City NW Start 10
12 503 13 June 1976 - Finland 1 England 4, Olympiastadion, Helsinki WCP AW Start 10
13 504 8 September 1976 - England 1 Republic of Ireland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD Start 10
Age 28
14 505 13 October 1976 - England 2 Finland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW Start off 73 10
2-1 when substituted
15 506 17 November 1976 - Italy 2 England 0, Stadio Olimpico, Roma WCP AL Start 11
16 507 9 February 1977 - England 0 Netherlands 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr AW Start 11
17 509 28 May 1977 - Northern Ireland 1 England 2, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW Start 10
18 510 31 May 1977 - England 0 Wales 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HL Start off 73 10
0-1 when substituted
- 511 4 June 1977 - England 1 Scotland 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HL injured squad member
 

manager: Ron Greenwood - 29 full capsx

Age 29
19 517 16 November 1977 - England 2 Italy 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW Start 81 10
20 518 22 February 1978 - West Germany 2 England 1, Olympiastadion, München Fr AL Start 10
- 519 19 April 1978 - England 1 Brazil 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD squad/sub ?
21 520 13 May 1978 - Wales 1 England 3, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AW Start 10
- 521 16 May 1978 - England 1 Northern Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HW injured
22 522 20 May 1978 - Scotland 0 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow AW sub 76
0-0 when substituting
23 523 24 May 1978 - England 4 Hungary 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start 10
24 524 20 September 1978 - Denmark 3 England 4, Idrætsparken, København ECP AW Start 10
Age 30
25 525 25 October 1978 - Republic of Ireland 1 England 1, Lansdowne Road, Dublin ECP AD Start 10
- 526 29 November 1978 - England 1 Czechoslovakia 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW squad/sub ?
26 527 7 February 1979 - England 4 Northern Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW Start 10
- 528 19 May 1979 - Northern Ireland 0 England 2, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW squad/sub ?
27 529 23 May 1979 - England 0 Wales 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HD sub 75 x
0-0 when substituting
28 530 26 May 1979 - England 3 Scotland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HW Start 10
29 531 6 June 1979 - Bulgaria 0 England 3, Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija ECP AW Start 10
30 532 10 June 1979 - Sweden 0 England 0, Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna tour AD sub 67 x
0-0 when substituting
31 533 13 June 1979 - Austria 4 England 3, Prater Stadion, Wien AL Start 10
32 534 12 September 1979 - England 1 Denmark 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW Start 10
Age 31
33 535 17 October 1979 - Northern Ireland 1 England 5, Windsor Park, Belfast ECP AW Start off 83 10
1-5 when substituted
- 536 22 November 1979  - England 2 Bulgaria 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW squad/sub ?
- 537 6 February 1980 - England 2 Republic of Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW squad/sub ?
34 539 13 May 1980 - England 3 Argentina 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW sub 72 14
3-1 when substituting
35 540 17 May 1980 - Wales 4 England 1, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham BC AL Start 10
36 541 20 May 1980 - England 1 Northern Ireland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HD Start 10
37 542 24 May 1980 - Scotland 0 England 2, Hampden Park, Glasgow AW Start 8 11
- 543 31 May 1980 - Australia 1 England 2, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Fr AW squad/sub ?
38 544 12 June 1980 - Belgium 1 England 1, Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino ECF ND Start 10
- 545 15 June 1980 - England 0 Italy 1, Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino AL squad/sub
39 546 18 June 1980 - Spain 1 England 2, Stadio San Paolo, Napoli NW Start 18
- 547 10 September 1980 - England 4 Norway 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW injured squad member
- 548 15 October 1980 - Romania 2 England 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP AL squad/sub ?
Age 32
40 549 19 November 1980 - England 2 Switzerland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW Start off 82 10
2-1 when substituted
41 550 25 March 1981 - England 1 Spain 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HL Start off 70 10
1-2 when substituted
42 551 29 April 1981 - England 0 Romania 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HD Start off 70 10
0-0 when substituted
- 552 12 May 1981 - England 0 Brazil 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HL squad/sub ?
- 553 20 May 1981 - England 0 Wales 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley BC HD squad member
- 554 23 May 1981 - England 0 Scotland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HL
- 555 30 May 1981 - Switzerland 2 England 1, Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel WCP AL
43 556 6 June 1981 - Hungary 1 England 3, Népstadion, Budapest AW Start 18,60 off 72 10
1-2 when substituted
- 557 9 September 1981 - Norway 2 England 1, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo WCP AL injured squad member
Age 33
44 558 18 November 1981 - England 1 Hungary 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW Start 10
- 561 25 May 1982 - England 2 Netherlands 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW squad/sub ?
45 562 29 May 1982 - Scotland 0 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC AW Start 10
46 564 3 June 1982 - Finland 1 England 4, Olympiastadion, Helsinki Fr AW Start off 68 10
0-4 when substituted
- 565 16 June 1982 - England 3 France 1, Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao WCF NW injured squad member 3
- 566 20 June 1982 - England 2 Czechoslovakia 0, Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao NW
- 567 25 June 1982 - England 1 Kuwait 0, Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao NW
- 568 29 June 1982 - West Germany 0 England 0, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid ND
47 569 5 July 1982 - Spain 0 England 0, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid AD sub 63
0-0 when substituting

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