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Stan Brookes
Stan Brookes (born 2 February 1953) was an English former footballer who played for Doncaster Rovers and KV Mechelen as a defender. He attended the Percy Jackson Grammar School, Doncaster, 1964 entrant.Admissions Registers. Percy Jackson GS Collection, Doncaster Archives Senior club career Doncaster Rovers After playing in Doncaster Rovers Juniors Brookes signed a professional contract with club, then in English Division 4, in February 1971. His debut came in a 1–0 home defeat to Barrow on 28 August 1971. His first goal came in the following season on 20 February in a 2–1 win at Chester City. In April 1974 he took over in goal in a game against Exeter City. Rovers were losing 2–0 at the time and came back to draw 3–3. He made a total of 263 League and Cup appearances, scoring 7 goals, it was at the end of the 1972–73 season KV Mechelen Along with fellow Brit Keith Coleman from West Ham, Brookes joined KV Mechelen of the Belgian Second Division for the 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doncaster
Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in the Don Valley on the western edge of the Humberhead Levels and east of the Pennines. At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 308,100, while its built-up area had a population of 158,141 at the 2011 census. Sheffield lies south-west, Leeds north-west, York to the north, Hull north-east, and Lincoln south-east. Doncaster's suburbs include Armthorpe, Bessacarr and Sprotbrough. The towns of Bawtry, Mexborough, Conisbrough, Hatfield and Stainforth, among others, are only a short distance away within the metropolitan borough. The towns of Epworth and Haxey are a short distance to the east in Lincolnshire, and directly south is the town of Harworth Bircotes in Nottinghamshire. Also, within the city's vicinity are Barnsley, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Talbut
John Talbut (20 October 1940 – 14 August 2020) was an English football defender. Talbut initially made his name with Burnley, where he came out of the club's youth system and established himself as a first-team regular, also appearing for the England under-23 team whilst at the club. In December 1966 Jimmy Hagan paid £30,000 to take Talbut to West Bromwich Albion and he soon replaced veteran Stan Jones at the heart of Albion's defence. Talbut was a winner with the Baggies in the 1968 FA Cup Final but also featured on the losing side in the 1970 Football League Cup Final. He never scored a league goal for the club but did find the net once against A.S. Roma in the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1970.G, Willmore, ''The Hawthorns Encyclopedia'', 1996, p. 165 Although a strong presence in the air Talbut was at times found wanting on the ground and the arrival of John Wile John David Wile (born 9 March 1947) is an English former footballer and manager. Wile played as a ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
