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English footballer (1960–2025)

Garry Brooke
Personal information
Full name Garry James Brooke
Date of birth (1960-11-24)24 November 1960
Place of birth Bethnal Green, England
Date of death 18 January 2025(2025-01-18) (aged 64)
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1985 Tottenham Hotspur 73 (15)
1979–1980 → GAIS (loan) 23 (8)
1985–1987 Norwich City 14 (2)
1987–1988 Groningen 39 (9)
1988–1990 Wimbledon 12 (0)
1990 → Stoke City (loan) 8 (0)
1990 Brentford 11 (1)
1990–1991 Baldock Town
1991 Colchester United 0 (0)
1991 Reading 4 (0)
1991 Wivenhoe Town 9 (4)
1991–1992 St Albans City 5 (0)
1992 Romford 1 (0)
Worthing
Cornard United
Braintree Town
Total 188 (38)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Garry James Brooke (24 November 1960 – 18 January 2025) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, FC Groningen, Wimbledon, Stoke City and Brentford before moving into non-league football.

Career

Brooke began his career with Tottenham Hotspur. He spent a year on loan at Swedish side GAIS, scoring eight goals in 23 appearances and made his Spurs debut in a 3–2 defeat against West Bromwich Albion. His full debut came in a 4–4 draw with Southampton, with Brooke scoring twice. His debut season ended with a substitute appearance in the 1981 FA Cup Final, which saw Tottenham beat Manchester City in a replay. His second season with Spurs saw the team again lift the FA Cup in a replay but Brooke's place in the side came under threat from Glenn Hoddle and Tony Galvin. He played 33 times in the 1982–83 season, scoring nine goals, but his run in the side was cut short due to a near-fatal car crash in February 1983. It took him seven months to regain fitness and he struggled to get back into the side due to his injuries causing him to be easily short of breath. He played in just seven matches in 1984–85 and was sold to Norwich City.

He never settled at Norwich as he missed London and also did not get on with first-team coach Mel Machin. He helped Norwich win the Second Division title in 1985–86 but missed out on a medal as he played 13 matches, one short of the required 14. After failing to get into the Norwich side in 1986–87, he decided to move to Dutch team Groningen. Brooke enjoyed his time at Groningen as he was given a free role by the manager Henk van Brussel. He returned to England in August 1988 following the birth of his daughter and decided to sign for Wimbledon. He regretted moving to Wimbledon as he did not fit in with their direct style of play and moved on loan to Stoke City in March 1990 for the remainder of the 1989–90 season. He played eight matches for Stoke, which saw the team draw and lose four matches and end the season being relegated. He later had short spells with Brentford and Reading, also playing in non-League for Baldock Town, Colchester United, Wivenhoe Town, St Albans City, Romford, Worthing, Cornard United and Braintree Town.

Personal life and death

Brooke was born in Bethnal Green on 24 November 1960. He died on the morning of 18 January 2025, at the age of 64 “following a lengthy battle with illness”.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 1978–79 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
1979–80 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
1980–81 18 3 7 1 0 0 — 25 4
1981–82 16 4 2 0 0 0 — 18 4
1982–83 23 7 2 0 4 1 4 1 33 9
1983–84 12 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 18 0
1984–85 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 1
Total 73 15 12 1 5 1 11 1 101 18
GAIS (loan) 1980 Swedish Division 2 23 8 — — — 23 8
Norwich City 1985–86 Second Division 13 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 18 4
1986–87 First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Total 14 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 20 4
Groningen 1986–87 Eredivisie 11 1 0 0 — — 11 1
1987–88 28 8 0 0 — — 28 8
Total 39 9 0 0 — — 39 9
Wimbledon 1988–89 First Division 10 0 0 0 2 0 — 12 0
1989–90 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 12 0 0 0 2 0 — 14 0
Stoke City (loan) 1989–90 Second Division 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Brentford 1990–91 Third Division 11 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 14 1
Colchester United 1990–91 Conference 0 0 — — 1 0 1 0
Reading 1990–91 Third Division 4 0 — — — 4 0
St Albans City 1991–92 Isthmian League Premier Division 4 0 0 0 — 3 0 7 0
1992–93 1 0 1 0 — 2 0 4 0
Total 5 0 1 0 — 5 0 11 0
Career total 189 35 14 1 11 2 21 2 235 40
  1. Includes Football League Trophy, Full Members Cup, Screen Sport Super Cup, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, FA Trophy, Conference League Cup, Isthmian League Cup, Herts Charity Cup and East Anglian Cup.

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

References

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