Eric Snookes
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-03-06) 6 March 1955
Place of birth Smethwick,[1] Birmingham, England
Position(s) Left Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1974 Preston North End 20 (0)
1974–1975 Crewe Alexandra 34 (0)
1975–1978 Southport 110 (2)
1978–1983 Rochdale 183 (1)
1983–1984 Bolton Wanderers 6 (0)
1984–1985 Macclesfield Town 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Snookes (born 6 March 1955) is an English former footballer who played at left-back for a number of clubs. He signed as a professional with Preston North End in 1972 and made his debut at Brighton on 31 March 1973, playing in the final seven matches of the season.[2] He returned to the first team in November 1973 and made thirteen more appearances, his final match being at home to Fulham on 23 February 1974. He was then released at the end of the 1973–1974 season,[3] moving that summer to Crewe Alexandra and later to Southport, Rochdale and Bolton Wanderers before concluding his playing career in non-league with Macclesfield Town.

References

  1. ↑ Preston North End v Aston Villa football programme, 29 December 2018, p47
  2. ↑ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1973-1974 (published 1973), Queen Anne Press, p343
  3. ↑ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1974-1975 (published 1974), Queen Anne Press, p379-380
  • Eric Snookes at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.