[5][6][7][8] He spent time away on loan at Stevenage Borough and Brighton & Hove Albion and joined the latter club on a three-year contract for a £25,000 fee in May 2000,[3][9] a move which reunited him with his former Fulham manager Micky Adams.
[14] On 1 July 2003, Brooker reunited with Micky Adams for the third time at Premier League club Leicester City and signed a two-year contract on a free transfer.
[22] The end to Brooker's season was doubly soured when he "stupidly gesticulated in the direction of the fans" after being substituted on the final day during a match versus Tranmere Rovers.
[27] Despite having been previously in negotiations to leave the club,[28] Brooker received backing from new manager Terry Butcher,[27] but after two early-2007–08 season appearances,[29] his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 30 August 2007.
[14] Aside from a spell training with former club Brighton & Hove Albion in September 2008,[31] Brooker spent the remainder of his career in non-League football, playing for Chertsey Town, Havant & Waterlooville and Dorking Wanderers.