Johnny Brookes
Personal information
Full name John Vincent Brookes[1]
Date of birth (1943-10-18) 18 October 1943
Place of birth Staveley[lower-alpha 1], England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964-65 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
1965-66 Southport 14 (5)
1966 York City 1 (0)
1966- Sligo Rovers[2]
Cleveland Stokers
Sligo Rovers
1970- Stockport County 21 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Johnny Brookes (born 18 October 1943) is a former English footballer who played as a forward.

He began his professional football career with Sheffield Wednesday.

He was signed for Sligo Rovers by manager Shay Keogh in late 1966 and went on to enjoy a successful career in Ireland with Rovers.

Notes

  1. ↑ There are several places in England named Staveley, and it has not been established which Staveley is Brookes's birthplace.

References

  1. ↑ "Johnny Brookes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Sligo Champion article". independent.ie. Retrieved 17 December 2021.


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