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{{Infobox football biography
| name           = [[Sir]]<br>Trevor Brooking<br /><small>{{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|commas=on|CBE}}</small>
| image          = Sir Trevor Brooking in 2014.jpg
| caption        = Brooking at a book signing in 2014
| full_name      = Trevor David Brooking
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1948|10|2|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Barking, London|Barking]], Essex, England
| height         = {{convert|1.84|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe52766/trevor-brooking/ |title=Trevor Brooking |work=worldfootball.net |access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref>
| position       = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1    = 1965–1966 | youthclubs1 = [[West Ham United F.C. Reserves and Academy|West Ham United]]
| years1         = 1966–1984 | clubs1 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] | caps1 = 528 | goals1 = 88
| years2         = 1984      | clubs2 = [[Manurewa AFC|Manurewa]]                | caps2 = 1 | goals2 =  0
| years3         = 1985      | clubs3 = [[Newcastle Blue Star F.C.|Newcastle Blue Star]] | caps3 = 1 | goals3 =  0
| years4         = 1985      | clubs4 = [[Kelmscott Roos SC|Kelmscott]]          | caps4 = 6 | goals4 =  0
| years5         = 1985      | clubs5 = [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]]             | caps5 =   2 | goals5 =  0
| totalcaps      = 538       | totalgoals = 88
| nationalyears1 = 1964      | nationalteam1 = [[English Schools' Football Association|England Schoolboys]] | nationalcaps1 = 1  | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1967      | nationalteam2 = [[England national under-18 football team|England Youth]]    | nationalcaps2 = 6  | nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 1971      | nationalteam3 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U23]]      | nationalcaps3 = 1  | nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 1974      | nationalteam4 = [[The Football League XI]]                                   | nationalcaps4 = 1  | nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 1974–1982 | nationalteam5 = [[England national football team|England]]                   | nationalcaps5 = 47 | nationalgoals5 = 5
| manageryears1  = 2003      | managerclubs1 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] (caretaker)
}}
'''Sir Trevor David Brooking''' (born 2 October 1948) is a former [[England national football team|England international]] [[Association football|footballer]], manager, [[pundit]] and football administrator; he now works as director of football development in England.

Brooking spent almost his entire career at [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], making 647 appearances for the club. He won the [[1975 FA Cup Final|1975 FA Cup]] and the [[1980 FA Cup Final|1980 FA Cup]] in which he scored the only goal. He was also the club's [[West Ham United F.C.#Hammer of the Year|player of the season]] on four occasions and caretaker manager on two occasions in 2003. Brooking played 47 times for [[England national football team|England]], scoring five times. He was appointed a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in 1981, elevated to [[Member of the Order of the British Empire|Commander]] of same order (CBE) in 1999, and [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 2004. In 2009, a stand at [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]] was named after him. Since retiring from playing, he has taken up a number of positions in broadcasting as an on-air analyst and in football and sports administration.

==Club career==
===West Ham United===
Trevor David Brooking was born on 2 October 1948 in [[Barking, London|Barking]], Essex,<ref>{{Hugman|2334|access-date=21 September 2024}}</ref> to mother Margaret and father Henry Charles (known as Harry), who was a police officer in the [[Metropolitan Police]].<ref>{{harvnb|Brooking|Hart|2014|p=12}}</ref> Brooking attended Ripple Infants School and left [[Ilford County High School]] with 11 [[GCE Ordinary Level|O-level]]s and 2 [[GCE Advanced Level (United Kingdom)|A-levels]].<ref name="brooking">{{cite book |last=Brooking |first=Trevor |title=Trevor Brooking |publisher=Pelham Books |year=1981 |isbn=0-7207-1374-9}}</ref> His father took him to see his first [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] game at [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]], a 1–1 draw against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] on 19 April 1958, when he was nine years old.<ref name=brooking/><ref>{{cite web |title=Game played on 19 Apr 1958 |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=5&ham=2094&united=19_Apr_1958 |publisher=westhamstats.info |access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref> Aged fifteen he trained at both [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].<ref name="page 17">{{harvnb|Brooking|Hart|2014|p=17}}</ref> However, West Ham manager [[Ron Greenwood]] watched him with scout [[Wally St Pier]], and Brooking was offered apprenticeships by all three clubs, with only West Ham allowing him to stay on at school to finish his studies.<ref name="page 17"/> Despite his parents being offered £500 and a car by manager [[Tommy Docherty]] to gain his signature for Chelsea he remained at school signing an apprenticeship deal with West Ham on 24 July 1965, his parents receiving no fee.<ref name=brooking/>

In June 1967, Brooking made his senior debut in a friendly for West Ham against [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper Zürich]] in Switzerland.<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Man on the back page |journal=Hammer: West Ham United F.C. Official Programme|page=1|date=2 January 1982}}</ref> His league debut came in place of wide-right [[Brian Dear]] on 29 August 1967 in a 3–3 draw with [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] at [[Turf Moor]].<ref>{{harvnb|Brooking|Hart|2014|p=31}}</ref> His first goal came on 26 December 1967 in a 4–2 away win at [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]].<ref name=whustats>{{cite web |title=Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics Trevor Brooking |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=85&united=Trevor_Brooking |publisher=westhamstats.info |access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref> His first season saw him play 28 games, scoring nine goals. His second season saw 37 appearances and eight goals. His only [[hat-trick]] came on 6 April 1968 in a 5–0 home defeat of [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle]].<ref name=whustats/> 

In December 1969, during his third season, Brooking chipped a bone in his ankle in a game against [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]].<ref name="page 39">{{harvnb|Brooking|Hart|2014|p=39}}</ref> The club signed [[Peter Eustace]] for £90,000 to take his place; his recovery took longer than expected, and he considered giving up the game.<ref name="page 39"/> However, he returned to playing and with the departure of [[Martin Peters]] to Tottenham in March 1970, Brooking became a regular in midfield. His place in the side came under threat in the 1971–72 season with the purchase of midfielder [[Tommy Taylor (footballer born 1951)|Tommy Taylor]], and Brooking was transfer-listed at his request.<ref>{{harvnb|Brooking|Hart|2014|p=45}}</ref> However, the failure of the defensive partnership between [[Bobby Moore]] and [[Alan Stephenson]] saw Stephenson dropped and Taylor being moved into defence; Brooking remained an ever-present for the rest of the season and was voted [[West Ham United F.C.#Hammer of the Year|Hammer of the Year]].<ref>{{harvnb|Brooking|Hart|2014|p=46}}</ref> 

During the 1972–73 season he came to the attention of [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] manager [[Brian Clough]], who offered West Ham £400,000 for Brooking and Moore. However, Greenwood refused to let the pair leave.<ref>{{harvnb|Brooking|Hart|2014|p=47}}</ref> Again, in 1974 Tottenham manager [[Bill Nicholson (footballer)|Bill Nicholson]] offered £425,000 for the signature of Brooking. According to Brooking in his autobiography, this move was not pursued as he felt Nicholson, a manager he admired, was coming to the end of his Tottenham career and was unsure which manager would follow him.<ref name=brooking/>

He won the [[FA Cup]] twice, in [[1975 FA Cup Final|1975]]<ref name=1975fa>{{cite web |title=1975 West Ham v Fulham |url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFACup/History/historyofthefacup/1975westhamfulham |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120428152821/http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFACup/History/HistoryOfTheFACup/1975WestHamFulham |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 April 2012 |publisher=thefa.com |access-date=17 September 2012 }}</ref> with Brooking scoring a vital goal in a 2–1 win in a fourth round replay away at [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]]<ref name=stfc>{{cite web |title=Game played on 28 Jan 1975 |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=5&ham=2911&united=28_Jan_1975 |publisher=westhamstats.info |access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref> and [[1980 FA Cup Final|1980]]; in the latter, he scored another vital goal in a 2–1 win in a third round replay against [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]<ref name=wbfc>{{cite web |title=Game played on 08 Jan 1980 |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=5&ham=3158&united=08_Jan_1980 |publisher=westhamstats.info |access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref> and the only goal in a 1–0 win over [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the final with a header.<ref>{{cite web|title=FA Cup Final hero: Sir Trevor Brooking |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20060513/fa-cup-final-hero-sir-trevor-brooking_2236884_1141136 |publisher=whufc.com |access-date=23 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217203349/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20060513/fa-cup-final-hero-sir-trevor-brooking_2236884_1141136 |archive-date=17 February 2015 }}</ref> Brooking scored what was considered goal of the year in the Golden Goals Competition on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]], according to the panel ([[Dave Sexton]], [[Pat Jennings]], Vic Railton and [[Bernard Joy]]) for the [[1976 British League season]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Golden Goals 1976 | date=15 June 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk82PGXxmEY |access-date=5 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref> 

Brooking was a member of the West Ham team which won the [[1980–81 West Ham United F.C. season|Second Division in 1981]]. He also appeared in the [[1975 FA Charity Shield]], the [[1976 European Cup Winners' Cup Final]], the [[1980 FA Charity Shield]] and the [[1981 Football League Cup Final]]. His last game for West Ham came on 18 May 1984 in 1–0 home defeat by [[Everton F.C.|Everton]].<ref name=whustats/> In total he made 647 appearances and scoring 102 times, wearing the number 10 jersey, his total appearances for West Ham beaten only by [[Billy Bonds]], [[Bobby Moore]] and [[Frank Lampard, Sr.|Frank Lampard]] Sr. He had a [[testimonial match]] against an England XI in October 1977.<ref>{{harvnb|Brooking|Hart|2014|p=53}}</ref>

===Later career===
During the [[1984 New Zealand National Soccer League]] season, Brooking made a single appearance for [[Manurewa AFC|Manurewa]], playing in a 2–2 draw against [[Uni-Mount Bohemian Celtic|Auckland University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tillotson.co.nz/more-football-memories-2/manurewa-fc-part-2/|title=Manurewa FC (Part 2).|publisher=Cerebral Soccer|accessdate=29 July 2021}}</ref>

Brooking accepted an invitation to play for [[Newcastle Blue Star F.C.|Blue Star]] in a [[Wearside Football League|Wearside League]] game against [[Coundon TT F.C.|Coundon]] on 28 April 1985. Blue Star had paid for him to fly to Newcastle as their guest and reportedly paid him an appearance fee of £500.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://northernleagueday.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/why-the-northern-league-matters-to-me-1/ |title=Why the Northern League matters to me |publisher=NorthernLeagueToday |date=3 March 2011 |access-date=10 June 2013}}</ref>

In 1985, Brooking played six times for [[Western Australia]]n club [[Kelmscott Roos SC|Kelmscott]], also helping to coach the club's youth sides.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-10258-0-0-0&sID=333773|title=The Superstars|publisher=Football Hall of Fame WA|accessdate=29 July 2021}}</ref>

Later that year, Brooking played briefly for [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]], making two appearances.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cork City&nbsp;— History |url=http://www.corkcityfc.net/home/club-info/history/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916215235/http://www.corkcityfc.net/home/club-info/history/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=16 September 2010 |publisher=corkcityfc.net |access-date=24 September 2012}}</ref><ref name=lyallpavilion>{{cite web |title=Sir Trevor Brooking Opens John Lyall Pavilion |url=http://fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1481/title=sir+trevor+brooking+opens+john+lyall+pavilion |publisher=fcbusiness.co.uk |access-date=24 September 2012 |date=20 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013231051/http://fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1481/title=sir+trevor+brooking+opens+john+lyall+pavilion |archive-date=13 October 2012 }}</ref>

==International career==
Brooking made his [[England national football team|England]] debut on 3 April 1974 in a 0–0 draw against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]].<ref name=England>{{cite web |title=Trevor Brooking&nbsp;— England |url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/england/trevor-brooking-10956/english-caps-part-1-1974-78_a11103/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222125910/http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/england/trevor-brooking-10956/english-caps-part-1-1974-78_a11103/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2013 |publisher=sporting-heroes.net |access-date=23 June 2012}}</ref> He played 47 times, scoring five goals but only appeared twice in major tournaments. At [[UEFA Euro 1980|Euro 1980]] in Italy he played in England's opening game against [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] which was a 1–1 draw, but was dropped for the second game, against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] which England lost 1–0.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://englandstats.com/player.php?pid=896|title=englandstats.com &#124; 896 Trevor Brooking (1974 - 1982)|website=englandstats.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=545|title=englandstats.com &#124; 545 - Italy 1-0 England, Sunday, 15th June 1980|website=englandstats.com}}</ref> Re-instated to the starting eleven against [[Spain national football team|Spain]] he scored England's first goal in a 2–1 win.<ref>{{cite web |title=England match details 1980-1984 |url=http://www.englandfc.com/nostal/yrbyyr/1980_1984.html |publisher=englandfc.com |access-date=23 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927231019/http://www.englandfc.com/nostal/yrbyyr/1980_1984.html |archive-date=27 September 2013 }}</ref> Due to injury [[1982 FIFA World Cup|World Cup 1982]] was to see him limited to playing as a [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] against Spain on 5 July 1982. Playing for only the last half-hour of the game, Brooking forced one excellent save from the Spanish goalkeeper, [[Luis Arconada]], but with England needing to win to qualify for the semi-final a 0–0 draw saw them eliminated. This was to be his final international appearance.<ref name=Lastintgame>{{cite web |title=Trevor Brooking |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/B/Trevor-Brooking |publisher=thefa.com |access-date=18 May 2013 |archive-date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516174007/http://thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/B/Trevor-Brooking |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Style of play==
Brooking was primarily right-footed, but was comfortable on his left foot, due to repeated practice. He played as an attacking midfield player, known for his controlled passing and midfield authority.<ref>{{cite web |title=Diamonds Aren't Forever |url=http://www.thesportcollective.com/diamonds-arent-forever-joe-cole-england-liverpool-chelsea-west-ham/2011/06/ |publisher=thesportcollective.com |access-date=24 September 2012}}</ref> Early in his career he was vulnerable to being out-muscled by opposition players (leading his teammates to nickname him 'Cyril' after [[Cyril Lord]] the carpet salesman, as [[Ron Greenwood]] told him "you're always on the floor").<ref>{{harvnb|Brooking|Hart|2014|p=40}}</ref> He lacked pace, leading to another nickname, Boog, after a slow [[baseball]] player called [[Boog Powell]] the team had witnessed during a tour of the US.<ref>{{harvnb|Brooking|Hart|2014|p=41}}</ref> He was rarely booked or sent off during his West Ham career and due to his gentlemanly approach to the game where he rarely contested a referee's decision he picked up another nickname, [[Hadleigh (TV series)|Hadleigh]], after a television [[upper class]] and urbane detective played by [[Gerald Harper]].<ref name=whustats/><ref name=Hadleigh>{{cite news |last=Coe |first=Sebastian |title=Government programme for sport delivered by Lottery |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/3035967/Government-programme-for-sport-delivered-by-Lottery.html# |access-date=17 September 2012 |newspaper=dailytelegraph.co.uk |date=12 October 2002}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
In April 2003, after West Ham manager [[Glenn Roeder]] collapsed due to a [[Brain tumor|brain tumour]], Brooking, having long been on the board at West Ham, briefly took over as caretaker manager. The club were fighting relegation from the [[Premier League]]. Brooking took charge of three games. His first game resulted in a 1–0 win at [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] with a goal from [[Frédéric Kanouté]].<ref name=mcfc2003>{{cite news |last=Taylor |first=Daniel |title=Kanoute injects fresh hope into West Ham |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/apr/28/match.manchestercity |access-date=18 September 2012 |newspaper=guardian.co.uk |date=28 April 2003}}</ref> His second saw West Ham beat [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] 1–0, with a goal from [[Paolo Di Canio]].<ref name=whufccfc2003>{{cite news |title=Di Canio grabs West Ham lifeline |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2968013.stm |access-date=18 September 2012 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> The final game of the season saw West Ham draw 2–2 at [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] resulting in relegation,<ref name=bcfcwhu2003>{{cite news |title=West Ham relegated |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2978071.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=18 September 2012}}</ref> albeit with 42 points, a record number for a relegated team in a 38-game season.<ref name=fortytwo>{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Jeremy |title='Survival Sunday' looms in what promises to be one of the tightest Premier League relegation battles ever |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/8362912/Survival-Sunday-looms-in-what-promises-to-be-one-of-the-tightest-Premier-League-relegation-battles-ever.html |access-date=12 August 2011 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=4 March 2011}}</ref> 

After the first three games of the [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04 season]] with West Ham now in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]], Roeder was sacked after West Ham suffered an away defeat to [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]]<ref name=Roedersacked>{{cite news |title=Roeder sacking inevitable |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/3178205.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref> and Brooking was again installed as caretaker manager. He managed for eleven games, losing only once, to [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]], a 2–0 away defeat in which [[Jermain Defoe]] was sent off.<ref name=gills>{{cite news |title=Gillingham 2-0 West Ham |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3109594.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref> In October 2003 he was replaced by [[Alan Pardew]], who was appointed on his recommendation.<ref>{{harvnb|Brooking|Hart|2014|p=7}}</ref>

==Media career==
In 1984, Brooking joined the [[BBC]] as a pundit, and has featured on radio and television commentary since, including the BBC's ''[[Match of the Day]]'' and coverage of [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]s and [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Championships]]. He was also the co-commentator in the ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer]]'' video game series, alongside [[Peter Brackley]] until ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 6]]''.

==Football administration==
Brooking was chair of the Eastern Region Council for Sport and Recreation from 1987 until 1997, and between 1999 and 2002 he was chairman of [[Sport England]].<ref>{{harvnb|Brooking|Hart|2014|p=1}}</ref> In January 2004, he joined [[the Football Association]] as Director of Football Development, a role which gave him control of coaching and development in English football, as well as a role in appointing future [[England national football team|England]] managers.<ref>{{harvnb|Brooking|Hart|2014|p=3}}</ref>

He was a key part of the selection process for the successor of [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]], revealed in May 2006 to be [[Steve McClaren]]. In 2004, he was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] for his services to sport.<ref name="LG">{{London Gazette|issue=57315 |supp=y|page=1|date=12 June 2004}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Brooking says he has an "aversion to [[alcoholic beverage|alcohol]]," having "discovered in early life that it wasn't for me."<ref>{{cite book|last=Brooking|first=Trevor|title=My Life In Football|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|date=2014|isbn=9781471130441|page=42|url=https://archive.org/details/mylifeinfootball0000broo_o4i5/page/42/mode/2up|access-date=23 April 2024}}</ref>

In June 1970, he married Hilkka, a [[Finnish people|Finnish]] [[au pair]].<ref>{{harvnb|Brooking|Hart|2014|p=36}}</ref> The couple had two children: Collette and Warren.<ref>{{harvnb|Brooking|Hart|2014|p=37}}</ref> Hilkka, Lady Brooking died in June 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=West Ham United mourns Lady Hilkka Brooking |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/west-ham-united-mourns-lady-hilkka-brooking |website=West Ham United F.C. |access-date=12 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250609094650/https://www.whufc.com/news/west-ham-united-mourns-lady-hilkka-brooking |archive-date=9 June 2025 |date=6 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Keith |first1=Felix |title=Trevor Brooking's wife of 55 years dies as West Ham and England legend releases statement |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/trevor-brooking-wife-hilkka-dead-35349221 |access-date=8 June 2025 |work=The Mirror |date=6 June 2025}}</ref>

In 1970, along with schoolfriend Colin McGowan, Brooking started a [[book binding]] company, Colbrook Plastics Limited in Stratford, East London. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the [[University of Essex]] in 2001.<ref name=HonoraryGraduates>{{cite web|title=University of Essex Calendar |url=http://www.essex.ac.uk/academic/docs/cal/former.shtm |publisher=essex.ac.uk |access-date=23 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007233550/http://www.essex.ac.uk/academic/docs/cal/former.shtm |archive-date=7 October 2012 }}</ref> In October 2014, his autobiography, ''Trevor Brooking, My Life in Football'', was published.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shales |first1=Mark |title=West Ham legend Trevor Brooking signs autobiographies at Newham Bookshop |url=http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/west_ham_legend_trevor_brooking_signs_autobiographies_at_newham_bookshop_1_3797728 |access-date=17 February 2015 |work=Newham Recorder |date=7 October 2014}}</ref>

==Legacy==
===Sir Trevor Brooking Stand===
[[File:SirTrevorBrookingStandMillwallFansSegregation.JPG|thumb|left|300px|[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] fans segregated in the upper tier of [[Boleyn Ground]]'s Sir Trevor Brooking Stand]]
In 2009 West Ham United announced that from 8 August, the start of the [[2009–10 West Ham United F.C. season|2009–10 season]], 'The Centenary Stand' at [[Boleyn Ground]] would be named 'The Sir Trevor Brooking Stand' in his honour.<ref name=stand>{{cite web|title=Srand for Sir Trevor |url=http://www.whufc.com/page/News/0,,12562~1727112,00.html |publisher=West Ham United F.C.|work=WHUFC.com |access-date=23 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724154238/http://www.whufc.com/page/News/0,,12562~1727112,00.html |archive-date=24 July 2009 }}</ref> The stand was used by away supporters and had been the scene for crowd disturbances. In 2009 in a [[2009 Upton Park riot|match between West Ham and Millwall]] seats were torn out by Millwall fans and hurled towards West Ham fans.<ref name=seats>{{cite news|title=West Ham and Millwall charged over crowd trouble |url=http://www.wharf.co.uk/2009/09/west-ham-and-millwall-charged.html |access-date=25 September 2012 |newspaper=wharf.co.uk |date=28 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227092224/http://www.wharf.co.uk/2009/09/west-ham-and-millwall-charged.html |archive-date=27 December 2014 }}</ref> In subsequent seasons, Millwall fans were segregated to the upper tier of the stand and kept at least 30 yards from West Ham fans to prevent crowd disturbances.<ref>{{cite news |last=Walters |first=Mike |title=West Ham vs Millwall goes into lockdown |url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/West-Ham-v-Millwall-match-sees-massive-security-operation-to-prevent-repeat-of-2009-riot-article861002.html |access-date=25 September 2012 |newspaper=dailymirror.co.uk |date=3 February 2012}}</ref>

A stand at the [[London Stadium]] is also named after Brooking and used by West Ham after their move from the Boleyn Ground from the start of the [[2016–17 West Ham United F.C. season|2016–17 season]].<ref name="Olympic stand">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/9962213/West-Ham-United-reveal-further-plans-for-Olympic-Stadium-redevelopment.html |title=West Ham United reveal further plans for Olympic Stadium redevelopment |work=The Telegraph|location=London |date=29 March 2013 |access-date=27 December 2014}}</ref>
[[File:Trevor Brooking Olympic Stadium stand.jpg|thumb|210px|The Sir Trevor Brooking Stand at the [[London Stadium]]]]

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|quote=It is obviously a terrific honour (to have the stand named after me), which I am very grateful for because this is my club. It will be my club forever. The great thing was being able to spend my whole career with West Ham, having a stint as caretaker manager and as a director.
I still try and get to most of the home games. On my travels, if I am in a cab or something then everyone talks to me about West Ham because they know I am associated with the club. It is something I am only too pleased about whenever it happens. We have a very passionate and loyal support
|source=–Sir Trevor Brooking speaking to whufc.com}}

==Career statistics==
===Club===
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="page 309">{{harvnb|Brooking|Hart|2014|p=309}}</ref>
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!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Division
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|FA Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="18"|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|[[1967–68 Football League|1967–68]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|25||9||3||0||0||0||0||0||28||9
|-
|[[1968–69 Football League|1968–69]]
|First Division
|32||7||2||0||3||1||0||0||37||8
|-
|[[1969–70 Football League|1969–70]]
|First Division
|21||4||0||0||2||0||0||0||23||4
|-
|[[1970–71 Football League|1970–71]]
|First Division
|19||2||0||0||1||0||0||0||20||2
|-
|[[1971–72 Football League|1971–72]]
|First Division
|40||6||4||0||10||1||0||0||54||7
|-
|[[1972–73 Football League|1972–73]]
|First Division
|40||11||2||0||2||0||0||0||44||11
|-
|[[1973–74 Football League|1973–74]]
|First Division
|38||6||0||0||2||0||1||0||41||6
|-
|[[1974–75 Football League|1974–75]]
|First Division
|36||3||8||1||3||1||3||0||50||5
|-
|[[1975–76 Football League|1975–76]]
|First Division
|34||5||1||0||4||1||10||3||49||9
|-
|[[1976–77 Football League|1976–77]]
|First Division
|42||4||2||0||3||0||0||0||47||4
|-
|[[1977–78 Football League|1977–78]]
|First Division
|37||4||2||0||0||0||0||0||39||4
|-
|[[1978–79 Football League|1978–79]]
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|21||2||1||0||0||0||0||0||22||2
|-
|[[1979–80 Football League|1979–80]]
|Second Division
|37||3||7||2||8||1||2||0||54||6
|-
|[[1980–81 Football League|1980–81]]
|Second Division
|36||10||3||0||7||0||6||0||52||10
|-
|[[1981–82 Football League|1981–82]]
|First Division
|34||8||2||0||5||1||2||0||43||9
|-
|[[1982–83 Football League|1982–83]]
|First Division
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[1983–84 Football League|1983–84]]
|First Division
|35||4||3||0||5||2||0||0||43||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!528!!88!!40!!3!!55!!8!!24!!3!!647!!102
|-
|[[Newcastle Blue Star F.C.|Newcastle Blue Star]]
|1984–85
|[[Wearside Football League|Wearside League]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]]
|[[1985–86 League of Ireland Premier Division|1985–86]]
|[[League of Ireland Premier Division|League of Ireland]]
|2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!531!!88!!40!!3!!55!!8!!24!!3!!650!!102
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="page 309"/>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[England national football team|England]]
|1974||7||0
|-
|1975||1||0
|-
|1976||7||0
|-
|1977||4||1
|-
|1978||6||0
|-
|1979||8||0
|-
|1980||7||2
|-
|1981||4||2
|-
|1982||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!47!!5
|}

:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brooking goal''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/MensSeniorTeam/Archive.aspx?p=335944 |title=Trevor Brooking |access-date=29 January 2010 |publisher=TheFA.com |date=29 January 2010}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 16 November 1977 || [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]], London, England || {{fb|Italy}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1978 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 24 May 1980 || [[Hampden Park]], [[Glasgow]], Scotland || {{fb|Scotland}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[1980 British Home Championship]]
|-
| align="center"|3 || 18 June 1980 || [[Stadio San Paolo]], [[Naples]], Italy || {{fb|Spain|1977}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[UEFA Euro 1980]]
|-
| align="center"|4 || rowspan="2"|6 June 1981 || rowspan="2"|[[Ferenc Puskás Stadium (1953)|Nepstadion]], [[Budapest]], Hungary || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Hungary}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1982 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|5 || align="center"|2–1
|}

===Managerial===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=5|Record
|-
!{{abbr|P|Matches played}}!!{{abbr|W|Matches won}}!!{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}!!{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}!!{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}}
|-
|align=left|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] (caretaker)
|align=left|24 April 2003
|align=left|12 May 2003
{{WDL|3|2|1|0|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=left|West Ham United (caretaker)
|align=left|24 August 2003
|align=left|20 October 2003
{{WDL|11|7|3|1|decimals=1}}
|-
!colspan=3|Total<ref>{{soccerbase (manager)|1857}}</ref>
{{WDLtot|14|9|4|1|decimals=1}}
|}

==Honours==
'''West Ham United'''
*[[Football League Second Division]]: [[1980–81 Football League Second Division|1980–81]]<ref name="page 308"/>
*[[FA Cup]]: [[1974–75 FA Cup|1974–75]], [[1979–80 FA Cup|1979–80]]<ref name="page 308"/>
*[[Football League Cup]] runner-up: [[1980–81 Football League Cup|1980–81]]<ref name="page 308"/>
*[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] runner-up: [[1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup|1975–76]]<ref name="page 308"/>

Brooking was appointed as [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in 1981, elevated to [[Member of the Order of the British Empire|Commander]] of same Order (CBE) in 1999, and [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 2004.<ref name=whustats/><ref name="page 308">{{harvnb|Brooking|Hart|2014|p=308}}</ref>

In November 2015, Brooking was awarded 'Global Football Ambassador' at the 4th annual [[Football Business Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://footballbusinessawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/FBA15Winners.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 July 2016 |archive-date=18 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818203209/http://footballbusinessawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/FBA15Winners.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|last1=Brooking |first1=Trevor |first2=Michael |last2=Hart |title=My Life in Football |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-47113-044-1}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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