John O'Rourke (footballer)

John O'Rourke
Personal information
Full name John O'Rourke
Date of birth (1945-02-11) 11 February 1945
Place of birth Northampton, England
Playing position Forward
Youth career
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1963 Chelsea 0 (0)
1963–1966 Luton Town 84 (64)
1966–1968 Middlesbrough 64 (38)
1968–1969 Ipswich Town 69 (30)
1969–1971 Coventry City 54 (17)
1971–1974 Q.P.R. 34 (12)
1974–1976 AFC Bournemouth 22 (4)
1975Poole Town (loan)
1976 Rangers Johannesburg
1976–1977 Weymouth
1977 Poole Town
1977–1980 Dorchester Town
1980–1981 Poole Town

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

John O'Rourke (born 11 February 1945, in Northampton) is a former professional footballer. His position was Centre Forward.

During his career he played for Ipswich Town F.C.,[1] Middlesbrough F.C.,[2] Coventry City F.C., Luton Town F.C., Queens Park Rangers and A.F.C. Bournemouth.

On 31 December 1966, while playing for Middlesbrough, O'Rourke was involved in a collision with Bristol Rovers goalkeeper Bernard Hall, which left Hall in a coma for sixteen days and ended his footballing career.[3]

External links

References

  1. "John O'Rourke". Pride of Anglia played with super johnny pringle. Retrieved 2007-09-14. line feed character in |publisher= at position 16 (help)
  2. "Boro Legends - John O'Rourke". Gazettelive.co.uk. 2007-07-27. Archived from the original on 2007-11-03. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  3. Gerry Prewett (14 June 2009). "Rovers Legends: Bernard Hall". Bristol Rovers Football Club. Retrieved 24 January 2010.



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