John Brooks
Personal information
Full name John Brooks[1]
Date of birth (1927-03-08)8 March 1927
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 9 July 2018(2018-07-09) (aged 91)
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1951 Stoke City 2 (0)
Eccleshall Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Brooks (8 March 1927 – 9 July 2018) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1]

Life and career

Brooks was born in Stoke-on-Trent and played in the youth ranks at Stoke City.[1] He made two appearances in the first team during the 1950–51 season but failed to make it as a professional footballer and entered amateur football with Eccleshall Town.[1]

He died in Stoke-on-Trent in July 2018 at the age of 91.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City[1] 1950–51 First Division 200020
Career Total 200020

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. Hugman's Footballers: John Brooks


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