Jamie Brooks (born 12 August 1983) is an English former
footballer.
Brooks came through the youth system at
Oxford United
Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...
, playing as a striker. He marked his first-team debut, as a 17-year-old, with a goal and an assist at the end of the 2001–02 season. In his first season at the
Kassam Stadium he walked away with all four player of the year awards.
He was due to go on trial with
Arsenal
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with a view to a move to the Premiership club, but the day before the trial
he was rushed to hospital, fighting for his life.
The mystery illness was later diagnosed as
Guillain–Barré syndrome. He was in intensive care for over four months.
It took Brooks over a year to recover
and on his return to the game, he went on loan to
Maidenhead United
Maidenhead United Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. They are currently members of and have played at York Road since 1871, making it the 'oldest senior football ground continuously ...
.
In February 2004 he joined
Tamworth on loan until the end of the season
and scored for the club on his debut. Further loan spells followed with
Slough Town and
Brackley Town
Brackley Town Football Club is a Association football, football club in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at St. James Park. The club won the FA Trophy in 2018.
History
Established in 1890, the club sp ...
.
He was released by Oxford in May 2006
but rejoined the club in September as a coach at the Centre of Excellence, responsible for coaching the under-9 age group.
Dropping down to non-league level, he joined
Didcot Town
Didcot Town Football Club are a football club based in Didcot in Oxfordshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association
They won the FA Vase in 2005 and are currently members of Division One Central of the Southe ...
in July 2006, despite having been offered a two-year professional contract by a club in the northwest of England.
His next move was to
Abingdon United in July 2007.
He joined
Oxford City in September 2008,
remaining with the club until August 2010.
He rejoined Abingdon the following month.
In July 2012, it was announced that he had signed for
Witney Town of the
Hellenic Premier Division.
He joined
Abingdon Town in July 2013.
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1983 births
Living people
Footballers from Oxford
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Oxford United F.C. players
Tamworth F.C. players
Didcot Town F.C. players
Maidenhead United F.C. players
Slough Town F.C. players
Witney Town F.C. players
Abingdon United F.C. players
Abingdon Abbotts F.C. players
Oxford City F.C. players
Brackley Town F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
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