Garry Brooke
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Garry James Brooke (24 November 1960 – 18 January 2025) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, FC Groningen, Wimbledon, Stoke City and Brentford before moving into non-league football.
Infobox
1990
Brentford
1991
Wivenhoe Town
1992
Romford
Full name
Garry James Brooke
Date of birth
(1960-11-24)24 November 1960
Place of birth
Bethnal Green, England
Date of death
18 January 2025(2025-01-18) (aged 64)
Height
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position
Midfielder
Years
Team
1978–1985
Tottenham Hotspur
1979–1980
→ GAIS (loan)
1985–1987
Norwich City
1987–1988
Groningen
1988–1990
Wimbledon
1990–1991
Baldock Town
1991–1992
St Albans City
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur
Club
Tottenham Hotspur
Season
1978–79
League
First Division
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Other
—
Other
0
Total
0
1979–80
1979–80
Club
1979–80
Season
0
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
0
Other
0
1980–81
1980–81
Club
1980–81
Season
18
League
3
League
7
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
25
Other
4
1981–82
1981–82
Club
1981–82
Season
16
League
4
League
2
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
18
Other
4
1982–83
1982–83
Club
1982–83
Season
23
League
7
League
2
League
0
National cup
4
National cup
1
League cup
4
League cup
1
Other
33
Other
9
1983–84
1983–84
Club
1983–84
Season
12
League
0
League
1
League
0
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
4
League cup
0
Other
18
Other
0
1984–85
1984–85
Club
1984–85
Season
4
League
1
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
3
League cup
0
Other
7
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
73
League
15
League
12
League
1
National cup
5
National cup
1
League cup
11
League cup
1
Other
101
Other
18
GAIS (loan)
GAIS (loan)
Club
GAIS (loan)
Season
1980
League
Swedish Division 2
League
23
League
8
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
23
Other
8
Norwich City
Norwich City
Club
Norwich City
Season
1985–86
League
Second Division
League
13
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
2
League cup
1
Other
3
Other
1
Total
18
Total
4
1986–87
1986–87
Club
1986–87
Season
First Division
League
1
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
1
Other
0
Other
2
Total
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
14
League
2
League
0
League
0
National cup
2
National cup
1
League cup
4
League cup
1
Other
20
Other
4
Groningen
Groningen
Club
Groningen
Season
1986–87
League
Eredivisie
League
11
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Other
11
Other
1
1987–88
1987–88
Club
1987–88
Season
28
League
8
League
0
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
28
League cup
8
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
39
League
9
League
0
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
39
League cup
9
Wimbledon
Wimbledon
Club
Wimbledon
Season
1988–89
League
First Division
League
10
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
2
League cup
0
Other
—
Other
12
Total
0
1989–90
1989–90
Club
1989–90
Season
2
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
2
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
12
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
2
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
14
Other
0
Stoke City (loan)
Stoke City (loan)
Club
Stoke City (loan)
Season
1989–90
League
Second Division
League
8
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
8
Total
0
Brentford
Brentford
Club
Brentford
Season
1990–91
League
Third Division
League
11
League
1
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
2
League cup
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
14
Total
1
Colchester United
Colchester United
Club
Colchester United
Season
1990–91
League
Conference
League
0
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
1
League cup
0
Other
1
Other
0
Reading
Reading
Club
Reading
Season
1990–91
League
Third Division
League
4
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
4
Other
0
St Albans City
St Albans City
Club
St Albans City
Season
1991–92
League
Isthmian League Premier Division
League
4
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
3
Other
0
Other
7
Total
0
1992–93
1992–93
Club
1992–93
Season
1
League
0
League
1
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
2
League cup
0
League cup
4
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
5
League
0
League
1
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
5
League cup
0
League cup
11
Other
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
189
League
35
League
14
League
1
National cup
11
National cup
2
League cup
21
League cup
2
Other
235
Other
40
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1978–79 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979–80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980–81 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |||
| 1981–82 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| 1982–83 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 9 | ||
| 1983–84 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 73 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 101 | 18 | ||
| GAIS (loan) | 1980 | Swedish Division 2 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | 23 | 8 | |||
| Norwich City | 1985–86 | Second Division | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
| 1986–87 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 4 | ||
| Groningen | 1986–87 | Eredivisie | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| 1987–88 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 9 | ||||
| Wimbledon | 1988–89 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 1989–90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Stoke City (loan) | 1989–90 | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Brentford | 1990–91 | Third Division | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Colchester United | 1990–91 | Conference | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reading | 1990–91 | Third Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| St Albans City | 1991–92 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1992–93 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 189 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 235 | 40 | ||
References
- Includes Football League Trophy, Full Members Cup, Screen Sport Super Cup, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, FA Trophy, C
- Hugman, B, J, (Ed) The .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-l
- Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/262
- Stoke City F.C. matchday magazine
- Garry Brooke fact-file Retrieved 3 April 2009http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/tottenham-hotspur-fc/garry-brooke-6675/biography-of-his-football-career-at-spurs_a11099/
- Garry Brookes Archived 29 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine Saints Statisticshttp://saintsstatistics.co.uk/player.php?id=612
- Garry Brooke Archived 28 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine Romford Archivehttp://romfordfcarchive.co.uk/index/home/list/B/BROOKE.Garry/profile.jpg
- Garry Brooke Historical Donshttp://www.historicaldons.com/player.php?od=4&id=100
- Barry Hugman's Footballershttps://web.archive.org/web/20240608000000/http://barryhugmansfootballers.com/player/2322
- Tottenham Hotspurhttps://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2025/january/obituary-garry-brooke/
- 11v11.comhttps://www.11v11.com/players/garry-brooke-24299/
- gais.nuhttp://gais.nu/historik/historik/sfs/h80.htm
- Garry Brooke at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)http://www.enfa.co.uk
- Garry Brooke at WorldFootball.nethttps://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/gary-brooke/#wac_660x40_top
- The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties
- www.coludata.co.ukhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1026&fsea=all&fply=503
- www.royalsrecord.co.ukhttp://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1990.html
- saintsstatistics.co.ukhttps://web.archive.org/web/20171203224610/http://saintsstatistics.co.uk/player2.php?id=612&season=6
- saintsstatistics.co.ukhttps://web.archive.org/web/20171203224608/http://saintsstatistics.co.uk/player2.php?id=612&season=17
- "Tottenham v Bayern game report"https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/1094--tottenham-vs-bayern/