Johnny Brooks
Encyclopedia
Johnny Brooks was a former professional footballer who played for Reading Town
, Tottenham Hotspur
, Chelsea
, Brentford
, Crystal Palace
and represented England
on three occasions and scoring twice.
. In February 1953 the skilful, creative player made the move to Tottenham for a fee and the exchange of two players. He scored a total of 51 goals in 179 appearances in all competitions for the club. Brooks joined Chelsea in an exchange deal in December 1959 where he went on to feature in 46 matches and score on six occasions for the club. He left Chelsea to join Brentford in September 1961 and made 83 appearances and scoring 36 times. He finished his first class career at Crystal Palace in 1964 and played seven times.
Brooks later played in the North American Soccer League
with Cleveland Stokers
in 1968.
Reading Town F.C.
Reading Town Football Club are a Semi-Professional English football club in the Hellenic League Premier Division, based in Reading, Berkshire.The club previously played in the Combined Counties Football League, but with the agreement of the leagues involved, swapped places with Badshot Lea in time...
, Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
, Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
, Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
, Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
and represented England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
on three occasions and scoring twice.
Football career
Brooks began his senior club career for his home town club of Reading. He joined the club in April 1949 where he played a total of 46 times and scoring five goals in the position of inside forwardInside forward
In football, the position of inside forward was popularly used in the late nineteenth and first half of the 20th centuries. The inside forwards would support the centre forwards, running and making space in the opposition defence, and, as the passing game developed, supporting him with passes...
. In February 1953 the skilful, creative player made the move to Tottenham for a fee and the exchange of two players. He scored a total of 51 goals in 179 appearances in all competitions for the club. Brooks joined Chelsea in an exchange deal in December 1959 where he went on to feature in 46 matches and score on six occasions for the club. He left Chelsea to join Brentford in September 1961 and made 83 appearances and scoring 36 times. He finished his first class career at Crystal Palace in 1964 and played seven times.
Brooks later played in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
with Cleveland Stokers
Cleveland Stokers
The Cleveland Stokers were a soccer team based out of Cleveland, Ohio that played in the United Soccer Association during 1967 and the North American Soccer League in 1968. Their home field was Cleveland Stadium....
in 1968.