Ned Brooks (footballer)

Ned Brooks
Personal information
Full name Edward Alphonsus Brooks[1]
Date of birth (1891-08-14)14 August 1891[2]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Date of death 8 March 1958(1958-03-08) (aged 66)[2]
Place of death Dublin,[2] Ireland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre forward, inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–19xx Bohemians
1919–1920 Shelbourne 13 (7)
1920–1921 Bohemians
1921 Stockport County 12 (1)
Bohemians
Athlone Town
Brideville
International career
1919 Irish League XI 1 (0)
1920 Ireland (IFA) 1 (0)
19xx League of Ireland XI 1
1924 Irish Free State (FAI) 1 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Alphonsus Brooks (14 August 1891 – 8 March 1958) was an Irish footballer who played as centre-forward or inside-left for, among others, Shelbourne, Bohemians, Stockport County and Athlone Town. Brookes was a dual internationalist and played for both Ireland teams – the IFA XI and the FAI XI.

  1. ^ a b "Ned Brooks". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats (NIFG). Jonny Dewart. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Ned Brooks Birth Date". eu-football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2024.