Jack Brooks (footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English footballer
Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1904
Place of Birth: Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 30-Mar-1973
Profession: association football player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Jack Brooks (footballer)
- John "Jack" Brooks (14 March 1904 – 30 March 1973) was an English professional footballer who played as a right-back.
- Born in Stockton-on-Tees, he started his career with Fulham in May 1924, and made six Football League appearances during two seasons with the club.
- He made his senior debut on 8 September 1924 in the 1–0 win away at Port Vale.
- While at Fulham, he was awarded a gold medal after giving blood to club trainer Elijah Morse at the scene of a crash.
- In June 1926, Brooks joined fellow Football League Second Division side Darlington and played six league matches during his first season at the club.
- Darlington were relegated to the Third Division North in 1927 and Brooks subsequently became a more frequent first-team player. Brooks moved to Nelson on a free transfer in March 1929 and made his debut for the club in the 2–1 win against Wigan Borough.
- He also played in the next four matches, before being dropped from the team following the 0–3 loss away at Stockport County on 6 April 1929.
- Brooks made only one more league appearance for Nelson, playing in an unfamiliar left-back position in the 1–5 defeat to Lincoln City on 20 April 1929.
- In August 1929, Brooks signed for York City, one of several new recruits as the club prepared for their first campaign in the Football League.
- He made a total of 93 league and cup appearances for the Minstermen in almost three years with the club.
- Brooks ended his playing career with Bacup Borough in the Lancashire Combination.
- Following his retirement from professional football, Brooks worked in the ICI General Chemicals factory in Durham.
- He died in Stockton-on-Tees in 1973, at the age of 69.
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