Eric Brook	Manchester City FC 18 appearances, 10 goals P 18 W 12 D 1 L 5 F 47: A 20 69% successful 1929-39 disciplined: none captaincies: none minutes played: 1620
Profile
Full name	Eric Fred Brook
Born	27 November 1907 in Mexborough, West Riding of 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. Eric's parent's would go on to have three more children, Walter, Eva and Donald.
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 and his niece, Gillian Catchpole.
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].
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.
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, 1937-38, shared 1934-35;
Individual honours	None
Distinctions	None
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.

Eric Brook - Career Statistics
Squads	Apps	Comp. Apps	Mins.	Goals	Goals Av.min	Comp. Goals	Pens	Capt.	Disc.
21	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.

Eric Brook - Match History
Club: Manchester City F.C. - 18 full caps Coach: F.A. International Select Committee - 18 full capsx
Age 21
1	168	19 October 1929 - Ireland 0 England 3, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AW	Start	ol
Age 25
-	186	13 May 1933 - Italy 1 England 1, Stadio Nazionale del PNF, Roma	tour	AD	reserve
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, Belfast	BC	AW	Start 30	ol
4	189	15 November 1933 - England 1 Wales 2, St. James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne		HL	Start 59	ol
Age 26
5	190	6 December 1933 - England 4 France 1, White Hart Lane, Tottenham	Fr	HW	Start 20	ol
6	191	14 April 1934 - England 3 Scotland 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley	BC	HW	Start 70	ol
7	192	10 May 1934 - Hungary 2 England 1, Stadion Üllõi út, Budapest	tour	AL	Start	ol
8	193	16 May 1934 - Czechoslovakia 2 England 1, Stadión Letná, Praha		AL	Start	ol
9	194	29 September 1934 - Wales 0 England 4, Ninian Park, Cardiff	BC	AW	Start 30	ol
10	195	14 November 1934 - England 3 Italy 2, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury	Fr	HW	Start 1, 9, 12	ol
Age 27
11	196	6 February 1935 - England 2 Ireland 1, Goodison Park, Liverpool	BC	HW	Start	ol
12	197	6 April 1935 - Scotland 2 England 0, Hampden Park, Glasgow		AL	Start	ol
13	199	19 October 1935 - Ireland 1 England 3, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AW	Start ?	ol
Age 28
14	201	5 February 1936 - England 1 Wales 2, Molineux, Wolverhampton	BC	HL	Start	ol
15	202	4 April 1936 - England 1 Scotland 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley		HD	Start	ol
Age 29
16	207	2 December 1936 - England 6 Hungary 2, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury	Fr	HW	Start 25	ol
17	212	23 October 1937 - Ireland 1 England 5, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AW	Start 75	11
18	213	17 November 1937 - England 2 Wales 1, Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough		HW	Start	11
Age 30
-	214	1 December 1937 - England 5 Czechoslovakia 4, White Hart Lane, Tottenham	Fr	HW	withdrawn injured
Age 31
-	223	15 April 1939 - Scotland 1 England 2, Hampden Park, Glasgow	BC	AW	withdrawn injured

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