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Eric
Brook |
Manchester City
FC
18 caps, 10 goals
P 18 W 12 D 1 L 5 F
47:
A 20
69% successful
1929-37
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 1620 |
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Profile |
|
Full name |
Eric Fred Brook |
|
Born |
27 November 1907
in Mexborough, Yorkshire [registered in
Doncaster, March 1907]. |
|
Census Notes |
According to the 1911 census,
Eric Fred is the oldest of two children, the other is Florence, to Fred
and Kate (née Ward) and live at 7 Dolcliffe Road in Mexborough. His father is a coal
hewer. |
|
Died |
29 March 1965,
aged
57 years 122 days
[registered as Eric F., in Manchester, June 1965]. |
|
Height/Weight |
5'
6¾", 11st.
6lbs [1933]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Started
his career with Mexborough Schools and Oxford Road YMCA. Played for local
teams Swinton Prims FC, Mexborough FC, Dearne Valley Old Boys FC and Wath
Athletic FC. Barnsley FC paid £200 to take Brook in February 1926.
He impressed, because in March 1928, Manchester City FC traded Fred Tilson
and parted with £4000 to get Brook. He remained at City,
making 453 league appearances, scoring 158 goals, he retired
during WW2. |
|
Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1932-33, winners 1933-34; Football
League Champions 1936-37; |
| Individual honours |
Football
League (seven appearances) |
|
Distinctions |
None |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
One of two who became the 545th
players (546) to appear for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Outside-left |
|
First match |
No. 168,
19 October 1929, Ireland
0 England
3,
a British Championship match at Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, aged 21 years
326 days. |
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Last match |
No. 213, 17
November 1937,
England 2
Wales
1, a British Championship match at
Ayresome Park, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough,
aged 29 years 355 days. |
|
Major tournaments |
British
Championships 1929-30, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1937-38; |
|
Team honours |
British
Championships winners 1929-30, shared 1934-35; |
|
Individual honours |
None |
|
Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
|
Following his enforced retirement
through the war, Eric settled in Manchester working latterly as a crane
driver. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.48. |
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Eric Brook - Career Statistics |
|
Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Pens |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 19 |
18 |
12 |
1620 |
10 |
162
min |
6 |
1
 |
none |
none |
|
Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Eric Brook
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home |
9 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
23 |
12 |
+11 |
0 |
1 |
2.556 |
1.333 |
72.2 |
+4 |
|
Away |
9 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
8 |
+16 |
1 |
4 |
2.667 |
0.889 |
66.7 |
+3 |
| All |
18 |
12 |
1 |
5 |
47 |
20 |
+27 |
1 |
5 |
2.611 |
1.111 |
69.4 |
+7 |
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Eric Brook
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
12 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
28 |
11 |
+17 |
1 |
4 |
2.333 |
0.917 |
70.8 |
+5 |
| Friendly |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
19 |
9 |
+10 |
0 |
1 |
3.167 |
1.50 |
66.7 |
+2 |
| All |
18 |
12 |
1 |
5 |
47 |
20 |
+27 |
1 |
5 |
2.611 |
1.111 |
69.4 |
+7 |
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Eric Brook
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC 1929-30 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| BC 1933-34 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
2 |
2.333 |
0.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
| BC 1934-35 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
+3 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
| BC 1935-36 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.667 |
1.333 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| BC 1937-38 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
|
BC
All |
12 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
28 |
11 |
+17 |
1 |
4 |
2.333 |
0.917 |
70.8 |
+5 |
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All
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC |
12 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
28 |
11 |
+17 |
1 |
4 |
2.333 |
0.917 |
70.8 |
+5 |
|
All |
12 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
28 |
11 |
+17 |
1 |
4 |
2.333 |
0.917 |
70.8 |
+5 |
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Eric Brook
- Match History |
|
Club: Manchester
City F.C. - 18 full caps |
Coach: F.A. International
Select Committee - 18
full capsx
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Age 21 |
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1 |
168 |
19 October 1929 -
Ireland
0 England
3,
Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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Age 25 |
|
- |
186 |
13 May 1933 -
Italy 1
England 1,
Stadio
Nazionale del P.N.F., Roma |
tour |
AD |
squad member |
|
2 |
187 |
20 May 1933 -
Switzerland
0 England 4,
Sportplatz
Neufeld, Bern |
AW |
Start |
ol |
|
3 |
188 |
14 October 1933 -
Ireland
0 England
3,
Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start
30 |
ol |
|
4 |
189 |
15 November 1933 -
England 1
Wales
2,
St. James' Park, Gallowgate, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
HL |
Start
59 |
ol |
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Age 26 |
|
5 |
190 |
6 December 1933 -
England 4
France
1,
White
Hart Lane, Tottenham, London |
Fr |
HW |
Start
20 |
ol |
|
6 |
191 |
14 April 1934 - England 3
Scotland
0,
Empire
Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
HW |
Start
70 |
ol |
|
7 |
192 |
10 May 1934 -
Hungary 2
England 1,
Stadion Üllõi út, Budapest |
tour |
AL |
Start |
ol |
|
8 |
193 |
17 May 1934 -
Czechoslovakia
2 England 1, Stadión Letná, Milady Horákové, Praha |
AL |
Start |
ol |
|
9 |
194 |
29 September 1934 -
Wales 0 England
4,
Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff
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BC |
AW |
Start
30 |
ol |
|
10 |
195 |
14 November 1934 -
England 3
Italy
2,
Arsenal Stadium,
Highbury, London |
Fr |
HW |
Start
3, 10 |
ol |
|
Age 27 |
|
11 |
196 |
6 February 1935 -
England 2 Ireland 1,
Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool |
BC |
HW |
Start |
ol |
|
12 |
197 |
6 April 1935 -
Scotland
2
England 0,
Hampden Park,
Mount Florida, Glasgow |
AL |
Start |
ol |
|
13 |
199 |
19 October 1935 -
Ireland
1 England
3,
Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start
? |
ol |
|
Age 28 |
|
14 |
201 |
5 February 1936 -
England 1
Wales
2,
Molineux Ground, Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton |
BC |
HL |
Start |
ol |
|
15 |
202 |
4 April 1936 - England 1
Scotland
1,
Empire
Stadium, Wembley, London |
HD |
Start |
ol |
|
Age 29 |
|
16 |
207 |
2 December 1936 -
England 6
Hungary 2,
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London |
Fr |
HW |
Start
25 |
ol |
|
17 |
212 |
23 October 1937 -
Ireland
1 England
5,
Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start
75 |
ol |
|
18 |
213 |
17 November 1937 -
England 2
Wales
1,
Ayresome Park, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough |
HW |
Start |
ol |
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