Ryan Brooke

{{short description|English footballer (born 1990)}}

{{use British English|date=June 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ryan Brooke

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Ryan Michael Brooke{{Cite book

| editor-first = Barry J.

| editor-last = Hugman

| title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10

| year = 2009

| publisher = Mainstream Publishing

| isbn = 978-1-84596-474-0}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|04|df=y}}

| birth_place = Holmes Chapel, England

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = {{0|000}}?–2009

| youthclubs1 = Oldham Athletic

| years1 = 2009–2012 | clubs1 = Oldham Athletic | caps1 = 29 | goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2011 | clubs2 = → Barrow (loan) | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2012 | clubs3 = → AFC Telford United (loan) | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = Altrincham | caps4 = 22 | goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2013–2016 | clubs5 = Curzon Ashton | caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 2016–2017 | clubs6 = Nantwich Town | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 2017–2019 | clubs7 = Curzon Ashton | caps7 = | goals7 =

| years8 = 2019–2020 | clubs8 = Mossley | caps8 = | goals8 =

| years9 = 2020– | clubs9 = Runcorn Linnets | caps9 = | goals9 =

| manageryears1 = 2025–

| managerclubs1 = Runcorn Linnets (co-caretaker)

}}

Ryan Michael Brooke (born 4 October 1990) is an English football forward. He is currently co-caretaker manager with Karl Clair at Runcorn Linnets.

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.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/8014947.stm| title=Walsall 1–2 Oldham| publisher=BBC Sport| date=2 May 2009| access-date=2 May 2009}}

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.{{cite web| url = http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=78296| archive-url = https://archive.today/20120905084948/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=78296| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 5 September 2012| title = ► NonLeagueDaily.com {{!}} Non League News and Interviews for 2021}} However Oldham manager Paul Dickov informed Brooke that he still had a future at the club.http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0,,10337~2447334,00.html {{dead link |date=July 2024 |fix-attempted=yes}}

On the January transfer window deadline day of 2012, Brooke signed for Conference Premier side AFC Telford United on a one-month loan deal.http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0,,10337~2595262,00.html OldhamAthleticFoobtallClub Official Website: BROOKE LEAVES ON LOAN (Tue 31 January 2012)

He was released by Oldham at the end of the 2011–12 season, along with eight other players.{{cite news

|title = Latics Release Nine Players

|url = http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0,,10337~2762857,00.html

|work = Oldham Athletic AFC

|date = 7 May 2012

|access-date = 7 May 2012

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120619013028/http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0,,10337~2762857,00.html

|archive-date = 19 June 2012

}}

He joined Altrincham in May 2012.{{cite web|title=Alty Bring in Brooke|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=85052|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130208152220/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=85052|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 February 2013|publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com|access-date=27 May 2012|date=27 May 2012}} 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.{{cite web|title=Dabbers deal for Curzon striker|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/latest-transfer-news/dabbers-deal-for-curzon-striker.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831161045/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/latest-transfer-news/dabbers-deal-for-curzon-striker.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=31 August 2016|publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com|access-date=30 August 2016|date=30 August 2016}}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 26 December 2017}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="5"|Oldham Athletic

|2008–09{{soccerbase season|51338|2008|accessdate=30 December 2017}}

|rowspan="4"|League One

|1

100000011
2009–10{{soccerbase season|51338|2009|accessdate=30 December 2017}}

|15

110001Appearance in the Football League Trophy0171
2010–11{{soccerbase season|51338|2010|accessdate=30 December 2017}}

|13

0000000130
2011–12{{soccerbase season|51338|2011|accessdate=30 December 2017}}

|0

000000000
colspan="2"|Oldham total

!29

2100010312
Barrow (loan)

|2011–12

|Conference Premier

|6

000colspan="2"|—0060
Telford United (loan)

|2011–12

|Conference Premier

|11

200colspan="2"|—00112
Altrincham

|2012–13{{Soccerway|ryan-brooke/78199|accessdate=30 December 2017}}

|Conference North

|30

620colspan="2"|—1Appearances in the FA Trophy0336
rowspan="5"|Curzon Ashton

|2013–14

|NPL – Division One North

|

colspan="2"|—1010
2014–15

|NPL – Premier Division

|

colspan="2"|—
2015–16

|rowspan="2"|National League North

|32

800colspan="2"|—20348
2016–17

|4

100colspan="2"|—0041
colspan="2"|Curzon Ashton total

!36

9000030399
rowspan="2"|Nantwich Town

|2016–17

|rowspan="2"|NPL – Premier Division

|

10colspan="2"|—1020
2017–18

|

colspan="2"|—
Curzon Ashton

|2017–18

|National League North

|3

100colspan="2"|—0031
colspan="3"|Career total

!115

2040006012520

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