Tom Brooks (footballer)

Thomas William Brooks (born 2 February 1948) is an English former professional footballer who made 113 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City. He played as a defender.[2]

Tom Brooks
Personal information
Full name Thomas William Brooks[1]
Date of birth (1948-02-02)2 February 1948[1]
Place of birth Wallsend, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Lincoln City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1971 Lincoln City 113 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brooks was born in Wallsend, which was then in Northumberland.[1] He was an apprentice with Lincoln City[2] before making his debut on 10 April 1965 in a 2–0 win against Darlington in the Football League Fourth Division. He scored only once in a six-year career with the club,[1] "a ferocious 30-yard drive" to give Lincoln a 2–0 lead away at Brentford in April 1968.[3] He finished his league career in 1971 after 120 appearances in senior competition.[1]

References

  1. "Tom Brooks". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  2. "Lincoln City: 1946/47–1986/87 & 1988/89–2010/11". UK A-Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  3. "Cobb clobbers his old club". Daily Express. 24 April 1968. p. 16.


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