Samuel Ernest Brooks (28 March 1890 – 13 January 1960) was an English Association football, footballer who spent the majority of his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played for the club in the 1921 FA Cup Final. After 13 years with Wolves, he joined Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur in 1922, and later played for Southend United F.C., Southend United, Cradley Heath F.C., Cradley Heath, and Kidderminster Harriers F.C., Kidderminster Harriers, before retiring in 1927.

Career

Brooks was born in Brierley Hill, and played local non-league football before he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 1909. He eventually made his debut on 11 April 1911, in a goalless draw with Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C., Bradford Park Avenue. He made only sporadic appearances in his first few seasons before establishing himself in the 1912–13 Football League, 1912–13 season, as Wanderers posted a tenth-place finish in the Football League Second Division, Second Division. He finished the 1913–14 Football League, 1913–14 season as the List of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. seasons, club's top goalscorer with 11 goals. His best season came in 1914–15 Football League, 1914–15 when he missed just one game and scored 18 times, his best seasonal tally; the club pushed for promotion, but ended the campaign in fourth place. During World War I, the war he guested for Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham, Port Vale F.C., Port Vale and Coventry City F.C., Coventry City. He won a cap from his country in a Victory International in October 1919 and also represented the English Football League, Football League against the Irish League. He returned to Molineux Stadium, Molineux after the war, as the club struggled at the foot of the Second Division table in 1919–20 Football League, 1919–20 and 1920–21 Football League, 1920–21. Despite their poor league form, the club put together a series of results in the FA Cup and went on to reach the final. Brooks won a runners-up medal in the 1921 FA Cup Final after a 1–0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge (stadium), Stamford Bridge. Their cup run proved to be a flash-in-the-pan, as they exited the cup in the First Round and continued to struggle in the league in 1921–22 Football League, 1921–22. Brooks signed with Tottenham Hotspur in 1922, having scored 53 goals in 246 league and cup appearances in total for Wolves. However he struggled at White Hart Lane, and scored one goal in only ten Football League First Division, First Division appearances in the 1922–23 Football League, 1922–23 and 1923–24 Football League, 1923–24 seasons. He spent the 1924–25 Football League, 1924–25 campaign at Southend United F.C., Southend United, and scored two goals in 12 Football League Third Division South, Third Division South appearances. He soon dropped into non-league with clubs such as Cradley Heath F.C., Cradley Heath and Kidderminster Harriers F.C., Kidderminster Harriers, before retiring in 1927.

Statistics

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Honours

;Wolverhampton Wanderers *FA Cup runner-up: 1921 FA Cup Final, 1921

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, Sammy 1890 births 1960 deaths English footballers Association football wingers Bilston Town F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. wartime guest players Port Vale F.C. wartime guest players Coventry City F.C. wartime guest players Stoke City F.C. wartime guest players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Cradley Heath F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players English Football League players FA Cup Final players