Garth Crooks

Garth Crooks is a former footballer and broadcaster who emerged at Stoke City before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1980. A striker, he formed a productive partnership with Steve Archibald and helped Spurs win two FA Cups, scoring in the 1981 final replay.

He later played for West Bromwich Albion and Charlton Athletic before moving into broadcasting with the BBC. He became the PFA’s first Black chairman in 1988. His career has therefore combined playing, media work and the representation of footballers; he was awarded an OBE in 1999.