Percy Brooke Explained

Percy Brooke
Fullname:Percy Brooke
Birth Date:12 May 1893
Birth Place:Kidsgrove, England
Death Place:Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Position:Full back
Years1:1912–1919
Clubs1:Kidsgrove Wellington
Years2:1919–1920
Clubs2:Stoke
Caps2:11
Goals2:0
Years3:1921–1925
Caps3:123
Goals3:0
Years4:1926–1927
Clubs4:Swindon Town
Caps4:3
Goals4:0
Years5:1927–1928
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Years6:1929–1930
Clubs6:Whitchurch
Years7:1930
Totalcaps:139
Totalgoals:0

Percy Brooke (12 May 1893 – 1971) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Aberdare Athletic, Accrington Stanley, Stoke City and Swindon Town.[1]

Career

Brooke's career began with his local side Kidsgrove Wellington, from whom he joined Stoke City, playing 11 times in league matches for Stoke in the 1919–20 and 1920–21 seasons.[1] He left Stoke to join Aberdare Athletic, playing Aberdare's side in their first ever season in league football. He went on to make 123 league appearances for Aberdare before joining Swindon Town in 1926, making his Swindon debut in September 1926 in a 2–1 win at home to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. He then dropped out of the side and only returned in April 1927 when he played in a 3–2 home win over his former side Aberdare (one of Aberdare's last games as a league side) and a 4–4 draw away to Gillingham.[1] Brooke played twice for Accrington Stanley the following season before retiring from football.[1]

Career statistics

Source:

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke1919–20Second Division400040
1920–21Second Division701080
Total11010120
Aberdare Athletic1921–22Third Division South36000360
1922–23Third Division South29060350
1923–24Third Division South14000140
1924–25Third Division South36020380
1925–26Third Division South800080
Total1230801310
Swindon Town1926–27Third Division South300030
Accrington Stanley1927–28Third Division North200020
Career Total1390901480

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthews, Tony. Matthews. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.