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John Brooks (sailor)
John Brooks may refer to: Association football/soccer * Johnny Brooks (1931–2016), former English footballer * John Brooks (referee) (born 1990), English association football referee *John Brooks (footballer, born 1956), retired English soccer forward *John Brooks (soccer, born 1993), German-American soccer player * John Brooks (footballer, born 1927) (1927–2018), English footballer * John Brookes (footballer, born 1945), English footballer Other sportspeople * John Brooks (racing driver) (born 1959), American race car driver * John Brooks (rugby union) (born 1977), Harlequins rugby union player * John Brooks (athlete) (1910–1990), American long jumper Politicians * John Brooks (governor) (1752–1825), 11th Governor of Massachusetts * John Brooks (mayor) (1785–1869), 9th mayor of Columbus, Ohio * John Brooks (New York politician) (born 1949), Member of the New York Senate from the 8th District * John Brooks, Baron Brooks of Tremorfa (1927–2016), Welsh politician and bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Brooks
John Brooks (23 December 1931 – 7 June 2016) was an English professional footballer and manager who played for Reading, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Brentford, Crystal Palace in the Football League. Brooks won three England caps and scored two goals. 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 player-managed Knebworth. His son Shaun Brooks also had a career in professional football. Playing career Reading Brooks' career began as a youth at Coley Old Boys, Mount Pleasant, Castle Street Institute and he also represented Reading & Berkshire schoolboys. An inside forward, he began his senior club career at hometown Third Division South club Reading. Brooks joined the Royals in February 1949 as an amateur and signed a professional contract two months later. While with Reading, Brooks served his national service at Aldershot and represented the Army football team. He ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |