 Crooks in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Garth Anthony Crooks[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1958[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1980 | Stoke City | 147 | (48) |
| 1980–1985 | Tottenham Hotspur | 125 | (48) |
| 1983–1984 | → Manchester United (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 1985–1987 | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | (16) |
| 1987–1990 | Charlton Athletic | 56 | (15) |
| Total | 375 | (129) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1980 | England U21 | 4 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Garth Anthony Crooks, OBE (born 10 March 1958) is an English football pundit and former professional player. He played from 1976 to 1990, for Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, West Bromwich Albion and Charlton Athletic.[1][3] Throughout his career he was an active member of the Professional Footballers' Association and was elected the first black chairman of the union.
- ^ a b c d Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Stoke City 101 Golden Greats. Desert Islands Books. 2002. ISBN 1-874287554.