Jamie Brooks

Who is Jamie Brooks?

Jamie Paul Brooks is an English footballer.

Brooks came through the youth system at Oxford United, and plays as a striker. He marked his first-team debut, as a 17-year old, with a goal and an assist at the end of the 2001/02 season.

In the first season at the Kassam Stadium he walked away with all four player of the year awards after some great displays and goals. He was due to go on trial with Arsenal with a view to a move to the Premiership club, but the day before the trial he was rushed to hospital, fighting for his life. The mystery illness was later diagnosed as Guillain-Barré syndrome. He was in intensive care for over four months.

It took Brooks over a year to recover and on his return to the game, he went on loan to Maidenhead United.

In February 2004 he joined Tamworth on loan until the end of the season and scored for the club on his debut.

Further loan spells followed with Slough Town and Brackley Town.

He was released by Oxford in May 2006 but rejoined the club in September as a coach at the Centre of Excellence, responsible for coaching the under-9 age group.