Brooks was born in
Brierley Hill, and played local
non-League football before he joined
Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 1909. He eventually made his debut on 11 April 1911, in a goalless draw with
Bradford Park Avenue. He made only sporadic appearances in his first few seasons before establishing himself in the
1912–13 season, as Wanderers posted a tenth-place finish in the
Second Division. He finished the
1913–14 season as the
club's top goalscorer with 11 goals. His best season came in
1914–15 when he missed just one game and scored 18 times, his best seasonal tally; the club pushed for
promotion but ended the campaign in fourth place. During
the war he guested for
Birmingham,
Port Vale and
Coventry City. He won a
cap from his country in a Victory International in October 1919. Also, he represented the
Football League against the Irish League. He returned to
Molineux after the war, as the club struggled at the foot of the Second Division table in
1919–20 and
1920–21. Despite their poor league form, the club put together a series of results in the
FA Cup and went on to reach the final. Brooks won a runners-up medal in the
1921 FA Cup final after a 1–0 defeat to
Tottenham Hotspur at
Stamford Bridge. Their cup run proved to be a flash-in-the-pan, as they exited the cup in the first round and continued to struggle in the league in
1921–22. Brooks signed with Tottenham Hotspur in 1922, having scored 53 goals in 246 league and cup appearances in total for Wolves. However, he struggled at
White Hart Lane, and scored one goal in only ten
First Division appearances in the
1922–23 and
1923–24 seasons. He spent the
1924–25 campaign at
Southend United, and scored two goals in 12
Third Division South appearances. He soon dropped into non-League with clubs such as
Cradley Heath and
Kidderminster Harriers before retiring in 1927. ==Statistics==