John O’Rourke
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| John O’Rourke | |
| Full Name | John O’Rourke |
| Date of Birth | 11 February 1945 |
| Place of Birth | Northampton, England |
| Position | Forward |
| Chelsea career | 1962-1963 |
| Debut | 25 September 1963 |
| Games (goals) | 1 (0) |
| Other clubs | Luton Town Middlesborough Ipswich Town Coventry City Queens Park Rangers Bournemouth Rangers Johannesburg Weymouth Poole Town Dorchester Town |
John O’Rourke (born 11 February 1945 in Northampton) is an English former forward who made one appearance for Chelsea in 1963. He joined the Blues as a teenager, having played for Arsenal's youth team, and made his debut as an 18 year-old in a League Cup defeat against Swindon Town. It would prove to be his only first team appearance for the club, and he left to join Luton Town shortly afterwards. A prolific goalscorer for the Hatters he signed for Middlesbrough for a fee of £18,500 three years later where he would continue to score regularly. He represented England at Under-23 level during this period. [1] He then moved back down south to Ipswich Town for a fee of £30,000 in 1968, before moving to Coventry City. He went on to play for Q.P.R. and Bournemouth, and following a brief spell in South Africa at Rangers Johannesburg he saw out his playing career in Dorset, turning out for various local non-league sides.
Statistics
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 1963-64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
