- Peter Brabrook
Infobox Football biography
playername = Peter Brabrook
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1937|11|8|df=y
cityofbirth =Greenwich
countryofbirth =England
height =
position = Winger
currentclub =
clubnumber =
youthyears =
youthclubs = Chelsea
years = Unknown
1954-62
1962-68
1968-71
clubs = Redbridge FC
Chelsea
West Ham United
Leyton Orient
caps(goals) =Unknown
251 (47)
167 (33)
072 0(6)
nationalyears = 1958-60
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 3 (0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Peter Brabrook (born
8 November 1937 inGreenwich ) is a retired English footballer who played most notably for Chelsea and West Ham United as a winger.Brabrook started his career at Redbridge Football club, formerly known as Ford United, then moved onto Chelsea, making his debut during the 1954-55 season, during which the club won the league championship, though he only made three appearances. He established himself in the Chelsea first-team in the following years, making 271 appearances and scoring 57 goals. After a dispute with new manager
Tommy Docherty , he signed for West Ham in 1962 for £35,000.At West Ham, Brabrook linked up with the likes of
Bobby Moore ,Martin Peters andGeoff Hurst , and won theFA Cup and theCup Winners' Cup with the club in consecutive seasons. He retired from playing after a stint with Orient and later returned to West Ham to take a role at their academy, helping to develop players such asFrank Lampard ,Joe Cole andMichael Carrick .He was thrice capped for England, including a game against the USSR at the 1958 World Cup.
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