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Johnny Brooks

Tottenham Hotspur FC

 3 appearances, 2 goals (one on debut)

P 3 W 3 D 0 L 0 F 11: A 3
100% successful
1956

captain: none
minutes played: 270

Timeline
  John Brooks
Birth 23 December 1931 in Reading, Berkshire [registered in Reading, March 1932].
Marriage to Maureen L. Wakefield [registered in Reading, June 1958].
Three children, Shaun, Kim and Michelle
Death Tuesday, 7 June 2016 at a care home in Bournemouth, Dorset, aged 84 years 167 days. He was suffering with dementia/
Funeral noon, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 at East Chapel, Bournemouth Crematorium, Strouden Avenue in Charminster area of Bournemouth

Source

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

Club Career
Club(s) Started his career with Coley Boys Club. Signed amateur forms with Reading FC in February 1949, turning professional in April 1949. After 46 league appearances and five goals, Brooks joined Tottenham Hotspur FC in February 1953 for a transfer fee and two players. He made 166 league appearances and scored 46 goals. Chelsea FC signed Brooks in December 1959 in a player exchange and he went on to make 46 appearances and six goals. Brentford FC signed Brooks for £5000 in September 1961 and he completed another 83 league appearances and scored another 36 goals. Crystal Palace FC signed him in January 1964, then after only seven league appearances, Stevenage Borough FC signed him in October 1964. Turned out for the Cleveland Stokers in the NASL in 1968. Was playing for and assisting Knebworth FC in the Hertfordshire League until well into his fifties.
Club honours Football League Division Four winners 1962-63;
Individual honours None
Distinctions His son, Shaun, also played football for Leyton Orient FC, Crystal Palace FC and Bournemouth AFC, as well as being an England schoolboy and youth.
Johnny Brooks was one of the early celebrities endorsing hair-products, doing so for Max Factor hair shampoo.
Height/Weight 5' 9½", 11st. 9lbs [1957].

Source

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

England Career
Player number 757th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Inside-right
First match No. 308, 14 November 1956, England 3 Wales 1, a British Championship match at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 24 years 327 days.
Last match No. 310, 5 December 1956, England 5 Denmark 2, a World Cup qualification match at Molineux, Waterloo Road North, St. Peter's, Wolverhampton, aged 24 years 348 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1956-57
Team honours British Championship winners 1956-57
Individual honours None
Distinctions The seventh Berkshirian to represent England.

Beyond England
After leaving first class football, he became a broker's messenger in the city. Currently lives in Boscombe. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.48/49.


The Numbers
parties Apps comp. apps minutes goals ave.min comp. goals captain
3 3 2 270 2 135 min 1 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.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 0 1 3.667 1 100 +3
all his matches were played at a home venue, and played in a white shirt

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 0 0 5.00 2.00 100.0 +1
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 00.0 =0
World Cup 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 0 0 5.00 2.00 100.0 +1
British Championship 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
Friendly 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3.00 0.00 100.0 +1

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 1956-58 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 0 0 5.00 2.00 100.0 +1
WCP All 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 0 0 5.00 2.00 100.0 +1

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1956-57 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC All 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 0 0 5.00 2.00 100.0 +1
BC 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
2 2 0 0 8 3 +5 0 0 4.00 1.50 100.0 +2

Match History

 Club: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - three full appearances (270 min) 2ᵍ manager: Walter Winterbottom - three full appearances (270 min) 2ᵍx

apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

Age 24
1 308 14 November 1956 - England 3 Wales 1
 Empire Stadium, Wembley		 BC HW 51 8

the 757th player to appear for England.
the 24th Tottenham Hotspur player to represent England
the 142nd player to score on his England debut

2 309 28 November 1956 - England 3 Yugoslavia 0
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HW 13 8
3 310 5 December 1956 - England 5 Denmark 2
 Molineux, Wolverhampton		 WCP HW   8
 


  

 
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