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John O'Hare

For the actor, see John O'Hare (actor).

John O'Hare (born 24 September 1946) is a Scottish former footballer.[1] O'Hare's clubs included Sunderland, Derby County, Leeds United and also Nottingham Forest and was part of their European Cup victory in 1980, coming on as a substitute in the final. O'Hare also won thirteen caps for the Scotland national team, scoring five goals.

John O'Hare
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-09-24) 24 September 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Renton, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1963–1964 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1967 Sunderland 51 (14)
1967 Vancouver Royal Canadians 11 (1)
1967–1974 Derby County 248 (65)
1974–1975 Leeds United 6 (1)
1975–1981 Nottingham Forest 101 (14)
1977–1978 Dallas Tornado 40 (14)
Belper Town ? (?)
Total 417 (95)
International career
1970–1972 Scotland 13 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early years

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Born in Renton, West Dunbartonshire, he attended St Martins School and then went on to St Patrick's High School in Dumbarton.

Career

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Sunderland

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O'Hare started his senior career with Sunderland, playing for the first team between 1964 and 1967.

Derby County

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John O'Hare (bottom, second from left), with Derby County FC division champion team 1968–69, seated with captain, Dave Mackay (bottom centre, holding cup).

He then moved to Derby County for £20,000 in 1967. There was initial criticism of him as he was seen as a large but slow striker, however, their manager Brian Clough, who had coached him at Sunderland, persisted with him and in his second season he justified his fee, establishing a strike partnership with Kevin Hector as they led the Rams to the 1971–72 Football League First Division title.

At County, O'Hare won thirteen caps for the Scotland national team, scoring five goals.

After Clough's departure he fell out of favour with his successor, and former Derby captain, Dave Mackay.

Leeds United

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O'Hare followed Clough from Derby to Leeds United in 1974 alongside John McGovern for £125,000; however, Clough left Leeds after only 44 days.

Nottingham Forest

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O'Hare and McGovern re-united with Clough at Nottingham Forest in February 1975 for a combined fee of £130,000.[2] Forest were promoted to the top flight at the end of the 1976–77 season. In their first season back-up, Forest won the league by seven points (two points for a win) and won the 1979 European Cup Final the following season.

In the 1977–78 season O'Hare played football in the North American Soccer League for Dallas Tornado, with forty appearances and 14 goals.

Later career

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O'Hare later worked as a part-time chauffeur for Toyota and as a host of the executive/VIP guest suite at Nottingham Forest's home games.

Career statistics

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As a player

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Club[3] Season League[4][5] FA Cup League Cup Europe Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sunderland 1964–65 First Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 — — 5 0
1965–66 First Division 17 6 0 0 0 0 — — 17 6
1966–67 First Division 29 8 3 1 0 0 — — 32 9
Total 51 14 3 1 0 0 — — 54 15
Vancouver Royal Canadians 1967 United Soccer Association 11 1 — — — — 11 1
Derby County 1967–68 Second Division 42 12 1 0 7 6 — — 50 18
1968–69 Second Division 41 10 1 0 7 0 — — 49 10
1969–70 First Division 41 13 2 2 6 1 — — 49 16
1970–71 First Division 42 13 3 1 3 1 — 3 1 51 16
1971–72 First Division 40 13 5 0 2 0 — 5 4 52 17
1972–73 First Division 34 4 5 0 3 0 8 1 — 50 5
1973–74 First Division 8 0 0 0 2 0 — — 10 0
Total 248 65 17 3 30 8 8 1 8 5 311 82
Leeds United 1974–75 First Division 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Nottingham Forest 1974–75 Second Division 10 2 0 0 0 0 — — 10 2
1975–76 Second Division 39 9 2 0 4 0 — — 45 9
1976–77 Second Division 19 3 5 0 2 1 — 6 2 32 6
1977–78 First Division 10 0 1 0 2 1 — — 13 1
1978–79 First Division 11 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
1979–80 First Division 7 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 3
1980–81 First Division 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 96 15 12 2 11 2 2 0 6 2 127 21
Career total 412 96 32 6 41 10 10 1 14 7 509 120
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the FA Charity Shield, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Football League Trophy, Watney Cup, Texaco Cup, European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup.

International appearances

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1970 4 2
1971 6 2
1972 3 1
Total 13 5

International goals

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Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1. 18 April 1970 Windsor Park, Belfast   Northern Ireland 1–0 1–0 1969–70 British Home Championship [7]
2. 11 November 1970 Hampden Park, Glasgow   Denmark 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying [7]
3. 13 October 1971 Hampden Park, Glasgow   Portugal 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying [8]
4. 10 November 1971 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen   Belgium 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying [8]
5. 26 April 1972 Hampden Park, Glasgow   Peru 1–0 2–0 Friendly match [8]

Honours

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Derby County
Nottingham Forest

References

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  1. ^ "John O'Hare". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ^ Bean, John (20 February 1975). "Clough gets double deal". Daily Mirror. p. 31.
  3. ^ John O'Hare at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ^ "John O'Hare (Player)".
  5. ^ "John O'Hare".
  6. ^ John O'Hare at the Scottish Football Association
  7. ^ a b Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (23 May 2019). "Scotland – International Matches 1966-1970". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  8. ^ a b c Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (17 October 2019). "Scotland – International Matches 1971–1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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