Peter Brabrook[3] (8 November 1937 – 10 December 2016) was an English footballer who made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League playing for Chelsea, West Ham United and Orient, and was capped three times for the England national team. He played as a winger.[4]
 Brabrook in May 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 November 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 December 2016 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Basildon, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ford United | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1962 | Chelsea | 251 | (47) |
| 1962–1968 | West Ham United | 167 | (33) |
| 1968–1971 | Orient | 72 | (6) |
| 1971–1972 | Romford | 17 | (1) |
| Total | 507 | (87) | |
| International career | |||
| 1957–1961 | England U23[2] | 9 | (1) |
| 1958–1960 | England | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBrabrook was born in Greenwich, London,[4] and started his career at Ford United. He then moved on to Chelsea, making his debut during the 1954–55 season, during which the club won the league championship, though he only made three appearances.[5] He established himself in the Chelsea first-team in the following years, making 271 appearances and scoring 57 goals in all competitions.[6] Soon after Tommy Docherty took over as manager, Brabrook signed for West Ham United in 1962 for £35,000.[7]
Alongside players such as Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst, Brabrook won the FA Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup with the club in consecutive seasons.[8] He retired from playing after a stint with Orient and non-League Romford,[4] and later returned to West Ham to take a role at their academy, helping to develop players such as Frank Lampard, Joe Cole and Michael Carrick.[9]
He was capped three times for England, including a game against the USSR at the 1958 World Cup.[3]
Brabrook died on 10 December 2016, aged 79.[10]
Honours
editWest Ham United
References
edit- ^ Ancestry.com. UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012.
- ^ "Peter Brabrook". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Peter Brabrook". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ a b c "Peter Brabrook". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ Henderson, Charlie (30 April 2005). "Champions of a different era". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "Peter Brabrook". Historical Player Database. Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "Brabrook Goes To West Ham". The Times. 20 October 1962. p. 3.
- ^ "Brabrook has high hopes". West Ham United F.C. 2 February 2009. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "The Thursday Interview: Youth Cup Memories". Chelsea F.C. 31 January 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "Peter Brabrook – 1937-2016 - West Ham United". Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "West Ham United 3 Preston North End 2". WHUFC. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Liverpool 2-2 West Ham United". LFC History. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
External links
edit- Peter Brabrook at Englandstats.com
- Peter Brabrook at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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