[4] Towards the end of his career he played in non-League football with Stevenage Town and Cambridge City and in North America with Cleveland Stokers.
Brooks' career began as a youth at Coley Old Boys, Mount Pleasant, Castle Street Institute and he also represented Reading & Berkshire schoolboys.
[7] A bust up with new manager Bill Nicholson after a 6–0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1958 was the beginning of the end of Brooks' time at White Hart Lane and he departed the club in December 1959.
[6] Brooks joined First Division club Chelsea for a £20,000 fee in December 1959, with Les Allen moving to Tottenham Hotspur in exchange.
[13] In the Fourth Division, Brooks was the playmaker and inspired Brentford to the title,[14] making 39 appearances, scoring 22 goals and winning the first club silverware of his career.
[19] Brooks returned to the UK in September 1964 and signed for Southern League club Stevenage Town,[7] managed by George Curtis.
[3][7] Brooks' goalscoring for Tottenham Hotspur won him a call up to the England squad for a British Home Championship match versus Wales on 14 November 1956.
[22] Brooks' son Shaun was also a professional footballer and played for Leyton Orient, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, was capped by England at schoolboy and youth level and managed Dorchester Town.
[5] After retiring from football, Brooks worked alongside friend and former teammate Tommy Harmer as a broker's messenger for Bank Hapoalim,[3][15][22] until being made redundant at the age of 60.