Ernest Brooks (rugby league)

For other people of the same name, see Ernest Brooks (disambiguation).
Ernest Brooks
Personal information
Full name Ernest Brooks
Nickname Ernie
Born January→March 1884
Bewsey, Warrington, England
Died July→September 1940 (aged 56)
Warrington district
Playing information
Weight 11 st 8 lb (73.5 kg; 162.0 lb)
Position Wing, Stand-off/Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1902–20 Warrington 297 81 25 293
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥1902–≤20 Lancashire 7
1908–08 England 1 0 0 0 0
1908–09 Great Britain 3 1 2 0 7
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Ernest "Ernie" Brooks (birth registered January→March 1884[1] — July→September 1940 (aged 56)[2][3]) birth registered in Bewsey, Warrington, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s, 1910s, and 1920s , playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Warrington, as a Wing, or Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 2 or 5, or 6, his death was registered in Warrington district.

Playing career

International honours

Ernie Brooks won a cap for England while at Warrington in 1908 against Wales,[4] and won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1908-09 against Australia (3 matches).[5]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Ernie Brooks played in Warrington's 6-0 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1905 Challenge Cup final during the 1904-05 season at Headingley, Leeds, the 17-30 victory over Oldham in the 1907 Challenge Cup final during the 1906-07 season at Wheater’s Field, Broughton, and the 5-9 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1913 Challenge Cup final during the 1912-13 season at Headingley, Leeds.[6]

County Cup Final Appearances

Ernie Brooks played, and scored a try, in Warrington's 6-15 defeat to Broughton Rangers in the 1906 Lancashire Cup final during the 1906–07 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 1 December 1906.

Honoured at Warrington Wolves

Ernie Brooks is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Brooks, Ernest. "England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007". familysearch. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com". Wire2Wolves.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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