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John Brookes (footballer, born 1943)

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John Brookes
Personal information
Full name John Vincent Brookes[1]
Date of birth (1943-10-18) 18 October 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth Staveley, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1964 Sheffield United 0 (0)
1964–1965 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
1965–1966 Southport 14 (5)
1966 York City 1 (0)
1966–1967 Sligo Rovers
1967 Boston Shamrock Rovers 0 (0)
1967–1968 Sligo Rovers
1968 Cleveland Stokers 22 (1)
1968–1970 Sligo Rovers
1970–1971 Stockport County 21 (3)
1971–197? Matlock Town
Worksop Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Vincent Brookes (born 18 October 1943) is an English former footballer who played as a forward.

Career

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Brookes began his career with Sheffield United, before joining Sheffield Wednesday in 1964. After not making a league appearance for the club, he joined Southport in 1965, making 14 appearances in the Football League and scoring 5 goals.[1] He made one appearance for York City in 1966, before signing for Sligo Rovers by manager Shay Keogh in late 1966. He went on to enjoy a successful career in Ireland with Rovers,[3] while also having brief stints in the United States with the Boston Shamrock Rovers in 1967 and the Cleveland Stokers of the North American Soccer League in 1968. He spent the 1970–71 season with Stockport County before transferring to Matlock Town.[4] He played for Matlock Town through at least the 1975–76 season,[5] and later also appeared for Worksop Town.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "John Brookes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "John Brookes". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Johnny Brookes a legendery figure still fondly remembered in Sligo". Irish Independent. 4 June 2003. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ^ Stockport County FC players
  5. ^ "Matlock Town great games". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
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  • John Brookes at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database Edit this at Wikidata