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| Full name | Ernest Brooks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | first ¼ 1884 Bewsey, Warrington, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | third ¼ 1940 (aged 56) Warrington district, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 11 st 8 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing, Stand-off, Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ernest "Ernie" Brooks (birth registered first ¼ 1884[4] – death registered third ¼ 1940[5][6]), also known by the nickname of "The Terrier", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Warrington (Heritage № 101), as a wing, stand-off or stand-off, scrum-half, i.e. number 2 or 5, 6, or 7.[1]
Contents
1 Background
2 Playing career
2.1 International honours
2.2 Challenge Cup Final appearances
2.3 County Cup Final appearances
2.4 Notable tour matches
3 Honoured at Warrington Wolves
4 Note
5 References
6 External links
Background
Ernie Brooks was born in Bewsey, Warrington, Lancashire, and his death aged 56 was registered in Warrington district, Lancashire, England.
Playing career
International honours
Ernie Brooks won a cap for England while at Warrington in 1908 against Wales,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1908–09 against Australia (3 matches).[3]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Ernie Brooks played scrum-half in Warrington's 6–0 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1905 Challenge Cup Final during the 1904–05 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, played left wing in the 17–3 victory over Oldham in the 1907 Challenge Cup Final during the 1906–07 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, and played right wing in the 5–9 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1913 Challenge Cup Final during the 1912–13 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds.
County Cup Final appearances
Ernie Brooks played, and scored a try in Warrington's 6–15 defeat by Broughton Rangers in the 1906 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1906–07 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 1 December 1906.
Notable tour matches
Ernie Brooks played stand-off in Warrington's 10–3 victory over Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain tour match during the 1908–09 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, Saturday 14 November 1908, in front of a crowd of 5,000, due to the strikes in the cotton mills, the attendance was badly affected, the loss of earnings meant that some fans could not afford to watch the first tour by the Australian rugby league team.[7]
Honoured at Warrington Wolves
Ernie Brooks is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[8]
Note
Ernest Brooks' surname is occasionally misspelt Brookes, i.e. with an 'e'.
References
^ ab "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ ab "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ ab "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ Brooks, Ernest. "England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837–2007". familysearch. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "100 years since Wire took on the Aussies for the first time". warringtonwolves.com. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
^ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk
- Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk (martini)
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk (martini)
