Ryan Brooke
English footballer (born 1990)
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Ryan Michael Brooke (born 4 October 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for North West Counties League Premier Division club Trafford.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Michael Brooke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Holmes Chapel, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trafford | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2009 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Barrow (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Altrincham | 22 | (6) |
| 2013–2016 | Curzon Ashton | ||
| 2016–2017 | Nantwich Town | ||
| 2017–2019 | Curzon Ashton | ||
| 2019–2020 | Mossley | ||
| 2020–2026 | Runcorn Linnets | ||
| 2026– | Trafford | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2025–2025 | Runcorn Linnets (co-caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
On 2 May 2009, Brooke was handed his league debut against Walsall in Oldham's final game of the 2008–09 season. After being named as a substitute, he came on in the 71st minute for Danny Whitaker. In the 74th minute, he scored with his first touch of the ball, the winning goal in the 2–1 victory.[2] He studied at the same school in Holmes Chapel as Seth Johnson and Dean Ashton.
In September 2011 he joined Barrow on a months loan, and played in 6 League games.[3] However Oldham manager Paul Dickov informed Brooke that he still had a future at the club.[4]
On the January transfer window deadline day of 2012, Brooke signed for Conference Premier side AFC Telford United on a one-month loan deal.[5]
He was released by Oldham at the end of the 2011–12 season, along with eight other players.[6]
He joined Altrincham in May 2012.[7] He scored his first goal for Altrincham, a penalty, in a 6–0 win over Hinckley United.
In August 2016 he signed for Nantwich Town and scored on his debut for the club the following day.[8]
In March 2026, Brooke scored his 77th goal for Runcorn Linnets to become the club's all time record goal scorer.[9]
In May 2026, having extended his tally with Runcorn Linnets to 83 goals, he departed the club to join Trafford.[10][11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 December 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 2008–09[12] | League One | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009–10[13] | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11[14] | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[15] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oldham total | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Barrow (loan) | 2011–12[15] | Conference Premier | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Telford United (loan) | 2011–12[15] | Conference Premier | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Altrincham | 2012–13[16] | Conference North | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 6 | |
| Curzon Ashton | 2013–14[16] | NPL – Division One North | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | NPL – Premier Division | — | ||||||||||
| 2015–16[16] | National League North | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 34 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17[16] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Curzon Ashton total | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 9 | ||
| Nantwich Town | 2016–17[16] | NPL – Premier Division | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | — | |||||||||||
| Curzon Ashton | 2017–18[16] | National League North | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | 115 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 125 | 20 | ||
- Appearance in the Football League Trophy
