Background
Brooks was born in Brierley Hill, and played local non-league football before he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 1909.
Brooks was born in Brierley Hill, and played local non-league football before he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 1909.
He finished the 1913-1914 season as the club"s top goalscorer with 11 goals.
He played for the club in the 1921 Final. After 13 years with Wolves, he joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1922, and later played for Southend United, Cradley Heath, and Kidderminster Harriers, before retiring in 1927. He eventually made his debut on 11 April 1911, in a goalless draw with Bradford Park Avenue.
He made only sporadic appearances in his first few seasons before establishing himself in the 1912-1913 season, as Wanderers posted a tenth-place finish in the Second Division.
His best season came in 1914-1915 when he missed just one game and scored 18 times, his best seasonal tally. The club pushed for promotion, but ended the campaign in fourth place.
During the war he guested for Birmingham, Portuguese Vale and Coventry City. He returned to Molineux after the war, as the club struggled at the foot of the Second Division table in 1919-1920 and 1920-1921.
Their cup run proved to be a flash-in-the-pan, as they exited the cup in the First Round and continued to struggle in the league in 1921-1922.
Brooks signed with Tottenham Hotspur in 1922, having scored 53 goals in 246 league and cup appearances in total for Wolves. However he struggled at White Hart Lane, and scored one goal in only ten First Division appearances in the 1922-1923 and 1923-1924 seasons. He spent the 1924-1925 campaign at Southend United, and scored two goals in 12 Third Division South appearances.
He soon dropped into non-league with clubs such as Cradley Heath and Kidderminster Harriers, before retiring in 1927. with Wolverhampton Wanderers.