| George Brooks | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1887 Radcliffe, England |
| Died |
8 November 1918 (aged 30–31)[1] Bihécourt, France[2] |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] |
George Harold Brooks (1887 – 8 November 1918) was an English professional half back and centre forward who played in the Football League for Derby County, Manchester City and Bury.[4]
Personal life[]
In 1915, during the second year of the First World War, Brooks enlisted in the York and Lancaster Regiment.[5] He was holding the rank of lance corporal when he was wounded south of Mons in late 1918.[5] Brooks died of wounds at 5th Casualty Clearing Station in Bihécourt, Picardy, France on 8 November 1918,[6] 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[2] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1911–12[2] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Bury | 1911–12[2] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1912–13[2] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Derby County | 1914–15[2] | Second Division | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Career total | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/581414/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "George Brooks – Manchester City and Derby County". http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/george-brooks/.
- ↑ "The lure of promotion. Bury". Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 39. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Remembering City's fallen heroes" (in en). 11 November 2018. https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/club-news/2018/november/man-city-remembrance-sunday-war-dead.
- ↑ "The RAMC Casualty Clearing Stations 1914–1918". http://www.1914-1918.net/ccs.htm.
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