John O'Hare

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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 ? (?)
Total417(95)
International career
1970–1972 Scotland 13 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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Early years

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

Career

Sunderland

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

Derby County

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). Derby County 1968-69.jpg
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

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

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

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

As a player

Club [3] SeasonLeague [4] [5] FA Cup League Cup EuropeOther [A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 1964–65 First Division 500000——50
1965–66 First Division 1760000——176
1966–67 First Division 2983100——329
Total51143100——5415
Vancouver Royal Canadians 1967 United Soccer Association 111————111
Derby County 1967–68 Second Division 42121076——5018
1968–69 Second Division 41101070——4910
1969–70 First Division 41132261——4916
1970–71 First Division 42133131—315116
1971–72 First Division 40135020—545217
1972–73 First Division 344503081—505
1973–74 First Division 800020——100
Total24865173308818531182
Leeds United 1974–75 First Division 610000000061
Nottingham Forest 1974–75 Second Division 1020000——102
1975–76 Second Division 3992040——459
1976–77 Second Division 1935021—62326
1977–78 First Division 1001021——131
1978–79 First Division 11000201000140
1979–80 First Division 7142001000123
1980–81 First Division 000010000010
Total9615122112206212721
Career total412963264110101147509120
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

Appearances and goals by national team and year [6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 197042
197162
197231
Total135

International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
1.18 April 1970 Windsor Park, Belfast Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–01–0 1969–70 British Home Championship [7]
2.11 November 1970 Hampden Park, Glasgow Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–01–0 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying [7]
3.13 October 1971Hampden Park, GlasgowFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–02–1 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying [8]
4.10 November 1971 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–01–0 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying [8]
5.26 April 1972Hampden Park, GlasgowFlag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 1–02–0 Friendly match [8]

Honours

Derby County
Nottingham Forest

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References

  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. 1 2 Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (23 May 2019). "Scotland – International Matches 1966-1970". RSSSF . Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (17 October 2019). "Scotland – International Matches 1971–1975". RSSSF . Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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