Name Ernest Brooks | ||
Ernest "Ernie" Brooks (birth registered January→March 1884 — July→September 1940 (aged 56)) birth registered in Bewsey, Warrington, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s, '10s, and '20s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Warrington, as a wing, or stand-off/five-eighth, i.e. number 2 or 5, or 6, his death was registered in Warrington district.
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International honours
Ernie Brooks won a cap for England while at Warrington in 1908 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1908-09 against Australia (3 matches).
Challenge Cup final appearances
Ernie Brooks played in Warrington's 6-0 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1905 Challenge Cup final during the 1904-05 season at Headingley, Leeds, the 17-30 victory over Oldham in the 1907 Challenge Cup final during the 1906-07 season at Wheater’s Field, Broughton, and the 5-9 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1913 Challenge Cup final during the 1912-13 season at Headingley, Leeds.
County Cup Final Appearances
Ernie Brooks played, and scored a try, in Warrington's 6-15 defeat to Broughton Rangers in the 1906 Lancashire Cup final during the 1906–07 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 1 December 1906.
Honoured at Warrington Wolves
Ernie Brooks is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.