Tom Brooks (footballer)
# Tom Brooks (footballer)

Thomas William Brooks (born 2 February 1948) is an English former professional footballer who made 113 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City. He played as a defender.

Brooks was born in Wallsend, which was then in Northumberland. He was an apprentice with Lincoln City before making his debut on 10 April 1965 in a 2–0 win against Darlington in the Football League Fourth Division. He scored only once in a six-year career with the club, "a ferocious 30-yard drive" to give Lincoln a 2–0 lead away at Brentford in April 1968. He finished his league career in 1971 after 120 appearances in senior competition.

