| George Brooks | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1887 Radcliffe, England |
| Died |
8 November 1918 (aged 30–31)[1] Bihécourt, France[2] |
George Harold Brooks (1887 – 8 November 1918) was an English professional football half back and centre forward who played in the Football League for Derby County, Manchester City and Bury.[3]
Personal life[]
Brooks served as a lance corporal in the York and Lancaster Regiment during the First World War and died of wounds at 5th Casualty Clearing Station in Bihécourt, Picardy, France on 8 November 1918,[4] three days before the armistice.[2] He was buried in Maubeuge (Sous-le-Bois) Cemetery.[1]
Honours[]
Derby County
- Football League Second Division: 1914–15[2]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 1910–11[5] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1911–12[6] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Derby County | 1914–15[7] | Second Division | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Career total | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "CWGC – Casualty Details". http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/581414/BROOKS,%20GEORGE. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "George Brooks – Manchester City and Derby County". http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/george-brooks/. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 39. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ "The RAMC Casualty Clearing Stations 1914–1918". http://www.1914-1918.net/ccs.htm. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ "MCFC Matches By Season – Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC". http://bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/History/Matches/Season.aspx?id=19.
- ↑ "MCFC Matches By Season – Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC". http://bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/History/Matches/Season.aspx?id=20.
- ↑ "Derby County Squad 1914/15" (in en-US). Football and the First World War. http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/derby-county-squad-191415/.
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