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Percy Brooke was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Aberdare Athletic, Accrington Stanley, Stoke City and Swindon Town.
Brooke career began with his local side Kidsgrove Wellington, from whom he joined Stoke City, playing 11 times in league matches for Stoke in the 1919–20 and 1920–21 seasons. He left Stoke to join Aberdare Athletic, playing in Aberdares side in their first ever season in league football. He went on to make 123 league appearances for Aberdare before joining Swindon Town in 1926, making his Swindon debut in September 1926 in a 2–1 win at home to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. He then dropped out of the side and only returned in April 1927 when he played in a 3–2 home win over his former side Aberdare (one of Aberdares last games as a league side) and a 4–4 draw away to Gillingham. Brooke played twice for Accrington Stanley the following season before retiring from football.
He came out of retirement joining Bromsgrove in October 1930. Where he played right back, although he was left footed. He was captain of the Rovers in the second half of the 1930/31 campaign.
He was in and out of the side in the 1931/32 season.
Stats:
Debut: vs Atherstone Town, Birmingham Combination, Victoria Ground, 4 October 1930, 3-1.
Last game: vs Bournville Athletic, Birmingham Combination, Bournville, 16 April 1932, 1-2.
1930/31: 32 appearances, 0 goals
1931/32: 13 appearances, 0 goals
Total: 45 appearances, 0 goals
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D.O.B:
12/05/1893
Born:
Kidsgrove
Died:
Newcastle-Under-Lyne
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