I have never heard confirmation of this, but heard a rumour at the time that we signed the wrong player. The player we were actually after was someone with a name like Zim Zam Brookes. If the rumour was true god knows what happened.
Mark BC was a very average player, but he did want to play for Leeds and never could be accused of lacking in effort or commitment. Something that cannot be said for a lot of the team at that time.

Doh!!!

john carroll was never the same after breaking his leg , was in cumbria iirc

Cup game at Whitehaven IIRC, Can't quite remember the year.

John Carroll broke his leg (compound fracture ala Chev Walker) at the Recreation Ground, 28th March 1982. It was during a regular league fixture which Leeds went on to win 27 - 12

John Carroll's next 1st grade outing for Leeds was two seasons later on the 25th September 1983. Again it was a regular league fixture against Whitehaven, this time Leeds prevailing 48 - 8 at Headingley.

He would play in the following two fixtures V Hull and Castleford respectively but they were to be his final outings for the club (not withstanding a non playing substitute 'appearance' V Hull KR in November 1983.)

Gosh was it really that long ago. I also remember John Holmes dropping to loose forward at some point during his latter years: when was that exactly and how many games there ?