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Ian Brooke
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Full name	Ian Brooke
Born	1 March 1943 (age 81); Plymouth, England
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Position	Wing, Centre
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Ian Brooke (born 1 March 1943) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (two spells) (captain), and Bradford Northern, as a wing, or centre, and coached at club level for Bradford Northern, Wakefield Trinity, Huddersfield and Doncaster.^[2]

Background

Born in Plymouth, Devon, Brooke was adopted as a baby and grew up in Wakefield.^[3]

Playing career

Wakefield Trinity

Ian Brooke played at centre and scored a try in Wakefield Trinity's 25-10 victory over Wigan in the 1963 Challenge Cup Final during the 1962–63 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1963, in front of a crowd of 84,492.

Bradford Northern

Brooke was transferred from Wakefield Trinity to Bradford Northern in the summer of 1964 for £2,750 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £96,360 in 2013).^[4]

Ian Brooke played at centre and scored a try in Bradford Northern's 17-8 victory over Hunslet in the 1965 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1965–66 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 16 October 1965.^{[citation needed]}

Return to Wakefield

Ian Brooke played at centre and scored two tries in Wakefield Trinity's 21-9 victory over St. Helens in the Championship Final replay during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton on Wednesday 10 May 1967, and played in the 17-10 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the Championship Final during the 1967–68 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 4 May 1968.^[5]

Brooke played at centre in the 10-11 defeat by Leeds in the 1968 Challenge Cup "Watersplash" Final during the 1967–68 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1968, in front of a crowd of 87,100.^[5]

International honours

Brooke represented Great Britain while at Bradford Northern on the 1966 Lions tour,^[6] playing all three matches against Australia, and twice against New Zealand. He also won caps for Great Britain in 1967 against Australia (3 matches), in 1968 against France (2 matches), and in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup against Australia (1-try), France, and New Zealand (1-try).^[1]

Coaching career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Ian Brooke was the coach in Bradford Northern's 14-33 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1973 Challenge Cup Final during the 1972–73 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1973, in front of a crowd of 72,395.

References

^ ^a ^b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ "Rugby league legend Brooke to sign his new autobiography in Wakefield event". Wakefield Express. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
^ "Rugby League Heroes: Ian Brooke". Total Rugby League. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

External links

[Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org-1] "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[Coach_Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org-2] "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[3] "Rugby league legend Brooke to sign his new autobiography in Wakefield event". Wakefield Express. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[Measuring_Worth_-_Relative_Value_of_UK_Pounds-4] "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

[Hoole,_Les_2004-5] Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9

[6] "Rugby League Heroes: Ian Brooke". Total Rugby League. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

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-'''Ian Brooke''' ({{Birth date|1943|3|1|df=y}}) is an English former professional [[rugby league]] footballer of the 1960s and 1970s, and [[Coach (sport)|coach]] of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], and at club level for [[Wakefield Trinity]] ([[List of Wakefield Trinity players|Heritage № 677]]) (two spells) ([[Captain (sports)|captain]]), and [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]], as a {{rlp|wg}}, or {{rlp|ce}}, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4, and coached at club level for  [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]], [[Wakefield Trinity]], [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]], and [[Doncaster R.L.F.C.|Doncaster]].<ref name="Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
+'''Ian Brooke''' (born 1 March 1943) is an English former professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and [[Coach (sport)|coach]]ed in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], and at club level for [[Wakefield Trinity]] (two spells) ([[Captain (sports)|captain]]), and [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]], as a {{rlp|wg}}, or {{rlp|ce}}, and coached at club level for [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]], [[Wakefield Trinity]], [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] and [[Doncaster R.L.F.C.|Doncaster]].<ref name="Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
 ==Background==
+Born in [[Plymouth]], [[Devon]], Brooke was adopted as a baby and grew up in [[Wakefield]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby league legend Brooke to sign his new autobiography in Wakefield event |url=https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/rugby-league-legend-brooke-to-sign-his-new-autobiography-in-wakefield-event-3693964 |website=Wakefield Express |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=13 May 2022}}</ref>
-Brooke was born in [[Plymouth]], [[Devon]].
 ==Playing career==
-===International honours===
+===Wakefield Trinity===
+Ian Brooke played at {{rlp|ce}} and scored a [[Try (rugby)|try]] in [[Wakefield Trinity]]'s 25-10 victory over [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1963 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1962–63 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1962–63 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 11 May 1963, in front of a crowd of 84,492.
-Ian Brooke won [[Cap (sport)|cap]]s for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] while at Bradford in 1966 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), in 1967 against Australia (3 matches), in 1968 against France (2 matches), and in the [[1968 Rugby League World Cup]] against Australia (1-[[try]]), France, and New Zealand (1-[[try]]).<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
+===Bradford Northern===
-===Championship Final appearances===
+Brooke was transferred from [[Wakefield Trinity]] to [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] in the summer of 1964 for £2,750 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £96,360 in 2013).<ref name="Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds">{{cite web|url=http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare|title=Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds|publisher=Measuring Worth|date=31 December 2014|access-date=1 January 2015}}</ref>
-Ian Brooke played right-{{rlp|ce}}, i.e. number 3, and scored two [[try|tries]] in [[Wakefield Trinity]]'s 21-9 victory over [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] Final [[Replay (sports)|replay]] during the [[1966–67 Northern Rugby Football League season|1966–67 season]] at [[Station Road, Swinton]] on Wednesday 10 May 1967, and played in the 17-10 victory over [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] Final during the [[1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season|1967–68 season]] at [[Headingley Stadium#Rugby ground|Headingley]] [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Rugby Stadium]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 4 May 1968.<ref name="Hoole, Les 2004">Hoole, Les (2004). ''Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES''. Breedon Books. {{ISBN|1-85983-429-9}}</ref>
+Ian Brooke played at {{rlp|ce}} and scored a [[Try (rugby)|try]] in [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]'s 17-8 victory over [[Hunslet R.L.F.C.|Hunslet]] in the [[1965 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season|1965–66 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 16 October 1965.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
-===Challenge Cup Final appearances===
-Ian Brooke played right-{{rlp|ce}}, i.e. number 3, and scored a [[try]] in [[Wakefield Trinity]]'s 25-10 victory over [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1963 Challenge Cup|1963]] [[Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1962–63 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1962–63 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 11 May 1963, in front of a crowd of 84,492, and played right-{{rlp|ce}}, i.e. number 3, in the 10-11 defeat by [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1968 Challenge Cup|1968]] [[Challenge Cup]] "Watersplash" Final during the [[1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1967–68 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 11 May 1968, in front of a crowd of 87,100.<ref name="Hoole, Les 2004"/>
-===County Cup Final appearances===
+===Return to Wakefield===
-Ian Brooke played right-{{rlp|ce}}, i.e. number 3, and scored a [[try]] in [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]'s 17-8 victory over [[Hunslet R.L.F.C.|Hunslet]] in the [[1965 Yorkshire Cup|1965]] [[RFL Yorkshire Cup|Yorkshire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season|1965–66 season]] at [[Headingley Stadium#Rugby ground|Headingley]] [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Rugby Stadium]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 16 October 1965.
+Ian Brooke played at {{rlp|ce}} and scored two [[Try (rugby)|tries]] in [[Wakefield Trinity]]'s 21-9 victory over [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] Final [[Replay (sports)|replay]] during the [[1966–67 Northern Rugby Football League season|1966–67 season]] at [[Station Road, Swinton]] on Wednesday 10 May 1967, and played in the 17-10 victory over [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] Final during the [[1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season|1967–68 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 4 May 1968.<ref name="Hoole, Les 2004">Hoole, Les (2004). ''Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES''. Breedon Books. {{ISBN|1-85983-429-9}}</ref>
+Brooke played at {{rlp|ce}} in the 10-11 defeat by [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1968 Challenge Cup]] "Watersplash" Final during the [[1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1967–68 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 11 May 1968, in front of a crowd of 87,100.<ref name="Hoole, Les 2004"/>
-===Transfer From Wakefield Trinity To Bradford Northern===
-Ian Brooke was transferred from [[Wakefield Trinity]] to [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] in the summer of 1964 for £2,750 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £96,360 in 2013).<ref name="Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds">{{cite web|url=http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare|title=Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds|publisher=Measuring Worth|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015}}</ref>
+===International honours===
+Brooke represented [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] while at Bradford Northern on the [[1966 Great Britain Lions tour|1966 Lions tour]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby League Heroes: Ian Brooke |url=https://www.totalrl.com/rugby-league-heroes-ian-brooke/ |website=Total Rugby League |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=9 December 2021}}</ref> playing all three matches against Australia, and twice against New Zealand. He also won [[Cap (sport)|cap]]s for Great Britain in 1967 against Australia (3 matches), in 1968 against France (2 matches), and in the [[1968 Rugby League World Cup]] against Australia (1-[[Try (rugby)|try]]), France, and New Zealand (1-[[Try (rugby)|try]]).<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
 ==Coaching career==
 ===Challenge Cup Final appearances===
-Ian Brooke was the [[Coach (sport)|coach]] in [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]'s 14-33 defeat by [[Featherstone Rovers]] in the [[1973 Challenge Cup|1973]] [[Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1972–73 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1972–73 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 12 May 1973, in front of a crowd of 72,395.
+Ian Brooke was the [[Coach (sport)|coach]] in [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]'s 14-33 defeat by [[Featherstone Rovers]] in the [[1973 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1972–73 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1972–73 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 12 May 1973, in front of a crowd of 72,395.
 ==References==
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-*![https://web.archive.org/web/19950000000000/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Brooke&submit=Go&c=GB Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (statistics currently missing due to not having appeared for '''both''' Great Britain, '''and''' England)]
 *[https://www.britishpathe.com/video/rugby-league-final-1/query/Wakefield+Win+Cup Rugby League Final 1963]
 *[https://www.britishpathe.com/video/rugby-cup-final/query/Rugby+League+Final Rugby Cup Final 1968]
-*[http://www.rugbyleagueheritageproject.com/imagedetail.asp?id=874 Photograph "Coach Ian Brook(e) gives a half time talk" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com]
+*[http://www.rlhp.co.uk/imagedetail.asp?id=874 Photograph "Coach Ian Brook(e) gives a half time talk" at rlhp.co.uk]
-*[http://www.rugbyleagueheritageproject.com/imagedetail.asp?id=1333 Photograph "Half time talk" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com]
+*[http://www.rlhp.co.uk/imagedetail.asp?id=1333 Photograph "Half time talk" at rlhp.co.uk]
-*[http://www.rugbyleagueheritageproject.com/imagedetail.asp?id=1675 Photograph "Roy Castle meets the players" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com]
+*[http://www.rlhp.co.uk/imagedetail.asp?id=1675 Photograph "Roy Castle meets the players" at rlhp.co.uk]
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+{{Great Britain squad – 1966 Tour}}
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+{{Great Britain squad – 1968 World Cup}}
-{{Bradford Northern - 1973 Challenge Cup Final runners-up}}
-{{Great Britain squad - 1968 World Cup}}
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+{{Huddersfield Giants coaches}}
+{{Doncaster RLFC coaches}}
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