Chelsea FC Profile: Johnny Brooks
Full Name: John Brooks
Born: Wednesday, 23rd December 1931
Place of birth: Reading, Berkshire, England
Height: 5' 9 1/2"
Died: Tuesday, 7th June 2016 (aged 84)
Place of death: Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Burial: Cremated - Bournemouth Crematorium.
Involvement with Chelsea:
Player from 1959 to 1961
Playing Career:
Reading
Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea (Dec 1959 to Sep 1961) - cost: £20,000
Brentford
Crystal Palace
Toronto City
Stevenage
Cambridge City
Cleveland Stokers
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Debut: Saturday, 12th December 1959, Blackpool 3 - 1 Chelsea
Age on debut: 27 years 11 months 19 days
Last Appearance: Wednesday, 26th April 1961, Chelsea 0 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday
Appearances
| Goals
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* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Johnny Brooks made 52 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
League | 12th Dec 1959 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 12,410 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 19th Dec 1959 | Preston North End | 4 | 5 | Chelsea | 15,775 | ![]() |
League | 26th Dec 1959 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Newcastle United | 48,462 | ![]() |
League | 28th Dec 1959 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 43,295 | ![]() |
League | 2nd Jan 1960 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Leicester City | 23,719 | ![]() ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 9th Jan 1960 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 32,212 | ![]() |
League | 16th Jan 1960 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 21,916 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 23rd Jan 1960 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Leeds United | 18,963 | ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 30th Jan 1960 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Aston Villa | 66,671 | ![]() |
League | 6th Feb 1960 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | 29,655 | ![]() |
League | 13th Feb 1960 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Fulham | 38,687 | ![]() |
League | 24th Feb 1960 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 26,225 | ![]() |
League | 27th Feb 1960 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 41,403 | ![]() |
League | 5th Mar 1960 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Luton Town | 33,679 | ![]() |
League | 12th Mar 1960 | Everton | 6 | 1 | Chelsea | 50,963 | ![]() |
League | 30th Mar 1960 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,832 | ![]() |
League | 2nd Apr 1960 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Manchester City | 34,044 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 9th Apr 1960 | Arsenal | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 40,525 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 15th Apr 1960 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 67,819 | ![]() |
League | 18th Apr 1960 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 37,205 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 23rd Apr 1960 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 19,432 | ![]() |
League | 30th Apr 1960 | Chelsea | 1 | 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 61,567 | ![]() |
League | 20th Aug 1960 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 43,776 | ![]() |
League | 24th Aug 1960 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Leicester City | 24,691 | ![]() |
League | 27th Aug 1960 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 41,681 | ![]() |
League | 31st Aug 1960 | Leicester City | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 21,087 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 3rd Sep 1960 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 21,609 | ![]() |
League | 7th Sep 1960 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 23,224 | ![]() |
League | 10th Sep 1960 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | West Ham United | 37,873 | ![]() |
League | 17th Sep 1960 | Fulham | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 37,423 | ![]() |
League | 24th Sep 1960 | Blackpool | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 26,546 | ![]() |
League | 1st Oct 1960 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Everton | 31,457 | ![]() |
League Cup | 10th Oct 1960 | Millwall | 1 | 7 | Chelsea | 15,007 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 15th Oct 1960 | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 23,337 | ![]() |
League | 22nd Oct 1960 | Chelsea | 2 | 6 | Burnley | 29,080 | ![]() |
League Cup | 24th Oct 1960 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Workington | 5,630 | ![]() |
League | 29th Oct 1960 | Preston North End | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 14,174 | ![]() |
League | 5th Nov 1960 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Newcastle United | 30,489 | ![]() |
League | 12th Nov 1960 | Arsenal | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 38,886 | ![]() |
League Cup | 16th Nov 1960 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 7 | Chelsea | 9,951 | ![]() |
League | 19th Nov 1960 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | Manchester City | 37,346 | ![]() |
League | 26th Nov 1960 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 22,121 | ![]() |
League | 3rd Dec 1960 | Chelsea | 7 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 19,568 | ![]() |
League | 10th Dec 1960 | Cardiff City | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 21,840 | ![]() |
League Cup | 14th Dec 1960 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 13,054 | ![]() |
League | 17th Dec 1960 | Chelsea | 2 | 4 | Aston Villa | 23,805 | ![]() |
League | 31st Dec 1960 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | Chelsea | 28,503 | ![]() |
League | 14th Jan 1961 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 20,461 | ![]() |
League | 4th Feb 1961 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Fulham | 39,185 | ![]() |
League | 11th Feb 1961 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Blackpool | 21,993 | ![]() |
League | 15th Apr 1961 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Arsenal | 38,233 | ![]() |
League | 26th Apr 1961 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24,258 | ![]() |
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