John Brooks was an English professional footballer who played for Reading, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Brentford, Crystal Palace in the Football League.
15 Facts About Johnny Brooks
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Johnny Brooks joined the Royals in February 1949 as an amateur and signed a professional contract two months later.
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Johnny Brooks departed Elm Park in February 1953 and was posthumously inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Johnny Brooks scored 51 goals in 179 appearances during his six and a half years with Tottenham.
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Johnny Brooks made 52 appearances and scored seven goals over the course of a spell which lasted until September 1961.
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Johnny Brooks made 92 appearances and scored over 40 goals during his time at Griffin Park.
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Johnny Brooks joined Third Division club Crystal Palace in January 1964.
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Johnny Brooks spurned the interest of Lincoln City and Aldershot and travelled to Canada in May 1964, to sign for Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League club Toronto City.
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Johnny Brooks returned to the UK in September 1964 and signed for Southern League club Stevenage Town, managed by George Curtis.
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Johnny Brooks later moved within the league to join Cambridge City.
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Johnny Brooks returned to North America to play in the North American Soccer League with Cleveland Stokers in 1968.
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Johnny Brooks made 22 appearances and scored one goal in his spell.
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Johnny Brooks later coached the teams at Moordown Youth and served as president of Bournemouth.
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Johnny Brooks was one of the earliest British footballers to endorse hair products, advertising Max Factor shampoo during the 1950s.
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Johnny Brooks' son Shaun was a professional footballer and played for Leyton Orient, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, was capped by England at schoolboy and youth level and managed Dorchester Town.