John Vincent Brookes (born 18 October 1943) is an English former footballer who played as a forward.
[1] He made one appearance for York City in 1966, before signing for Sligo Rovers by manager Shay Keogh in late 1966.
He went on to enjoy a successful career in Ireland with Rovers,[3] while also having brief stints in the United States with the Boston Shamrock Rovers in 1967 and the Cleveland Stokers of the North American Soccer League in 1968.
He spent the 1970–71 season with Stockport County before transferring to Matlock Town.
This biographical article related to association football in England, about a forward born in the 1940s, is a stub.