John O’Rourke

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John O’Rourke
0Full Name	John O’Rourke
0Date of Birth	11 February 1945
0Place of Birth	Northampton, England
0Position	Forward
0Chelsea career	1962-1963
0Debut	25 September 1963
0Games (goals)	1 (0)
0Other 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