Ernest "Ernie" Brookes (first ¼ 1884 – July 1940), also known by the

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of "The Terrier", was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for

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and

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, and at club level for

Warrington Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...

, as a or .

Background

Ernie Brookes was born in

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, and his death aged 56 was registered in

district,

, England.

Playing career

International honours

Ernie Brookes won a

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for

while at Warrington in 1908 against Wales, and won

s for

while at Warrington in 1908–09 against Australia (3 matches).

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Ernie Brookes played in

's 6–0 victory over

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in the

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Final during the 1904–05 season at

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, in front of a crowd of 19,638,Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 9 – 1904–05".

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ISBN n/a played in the 17–3 victory over

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in the 1906–07 Challenge Cup Final during the 1906–07 season at

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on Saturday 27 April 1907, in front of a crowd of 18,500,Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 11 – 1906–07".

ISBN n/a and played in the 5–9 defeat by

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in the

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Final during the 1912–13 season at

, in front of a crowd of 22,754,Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 17 – 1912–13".

ISBN n/a

County Cup Final appearances

Ernie Brookes played, and scored a

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's 6–15 defeat by

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in the

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Final during the 1906–07 season at

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on Saturday 1 December 1906.

Notable tour matches

Ernie Brookes played in

's 10–3 victory over

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in the

1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain The 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain was the first ever such tour for the newly-formed Australia national rugby league team (or 'The Kangaroos'). The tour was to England and Wales and coincided with the first Wallabies Rugby Union tour of ...

tour match during the 1908–09 season at

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, Saturday 14 November 1908, in front of a crowd of 5,000, due to the strikes in the cotton mills, the attendance was badly affected, the loss of earnings meant that some fans could not afford to watch the first tour by the Australian rugby league team.

Honoured at Warrington Wolves

Ernie Brookes is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.

Note

Ernest Brookes' surname is occasionally misspelt Brooks, i.e. without an 'e'.

References

External links

Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.ukStatistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk (martini)
(archived by web.archive.org) {{DEFAULTSORT:Brookes, Ernest 1884 births 1940 deaths England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Great Britain national rugby league team players Lancashire rugby league team players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Warrington Rugby league wingers Warrington Wolves players