Johnny Brooks

John "Johnny" Brooks (23 December 1931 – 7 June 2016) was a former professional footballer and manager. He was born in Reading, Berkshire.

Johnny Brooks

Personal information
Full name	John Brooks[1]
Date of birth	23 December 1931
Place of birth	Reading, England
Date of death	7 June 2016(2016-06-07) (aged 84)[2]
Place of death	Bournemouth, England[3]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Coley Old Boys
	Mount Pleasant
0000–1949	Castle Street Institute
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949–1953	Reading	46	(5)
1953–1959	Tottenham Hotspur	166	(46)
1959–1961	Chelsea	46	(6)
1961–1964	Brentford	83	(36)
1964	Crystal Palace	7	(0)
1964	Toronto City
1964–1967	Stevenage Town
1968	Cleveland Stokers	22	(1)
1968–1969	Cambridge City	23	(0)
	Knebworth
International career
1956	England	3	(2)
Managerial career
	Knebworth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for Reading, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Brentford, Crystal Palace in the Football League. Brooks won three England caps, scoring two goals.^[4]

Towards the end of his career he played in non-league football with Stevenage Town and Cambridge City and in North America with Cleveland Stokers. He later became the player-manager of Knebworth.

Brooks died of vascular dementia on 7 June 2016, aged 84.^[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur	1952–53[6]	First Division	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	1953–54[6]		18	2	0	0	—		18	2
	1954–55[6]		31	7	3	4	—		34	11
	1955–56[6]		39	10	6	1	—		45	11
	1956–57[6]		23	11	0	0	—		23	11
	1957–58[6]		25	10	1	0	—		26	10
	1958–59[6]		25	4	3	0	—		28	4
	1959–60[6]		4	2	—		—		4	2
	Total		166	46	13	5	—		179	51
Chelsea	1959–60[6]	First Division	20	5	2	0	—		22	5
	1960–61[6]		26	1	0	0	4	1	30	2
	Total		46	6	2	0	4	1	52	7
Brentford	1961–62[7]	Third Division	38	10	5	1	0	0	43	11
	1962–63[7]	Fourth Division	39	22	1	0	1	0	41	22
	1963–64[7]	Third Division	6	4	0	0	2	0	8	4
	Total		83	36	6	1	3	0	92	37
Cleveland Stokers	1968[8]	North American Soccer League	22	1	—		—		22	1
Career total			317	89	21	6	7	1	345	96