Ronnie Rooke
English footballer (1911–1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ronald Leslie Rooke (7 December 1911 – 9 June 1985) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.[3] During his three decades' playing career, he scored at least 931 goals in 1029 official matches, among which more than 765 league goals at all levels. According to the RSSSF, he is the best league goalscorer of all time, and the third overall behind Erwin Helmchen and Josef Bican.[4]
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Full name | Ronald Leslie Rooke[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1911-12-07)7 December 1911[1] | ||
Place of birth | Guildford, Surrey, England | ||
Date of death | 9 June 1985(1985-06-09) (aged 73)[1] | ||
Place of death | Bedford, Bedfordshire, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1931–1933 | Guildford City | 19 | (20) |
1932–1933 | Woking | 25 | (29) |
1933–1936 | Crystal Palace | 18 | (6) |
1936–1946 | Fulham | 105 | (70) |
1946–1949 | Arsenal | 88 | (68) |
1949–1950 | Crystal Palace | 45 | (26) |
1950–1953 | Bedford Town | 103 | (79) |
1954–1956 | Haywards Heath Town | 71 | (67) |
1956–1957 | Addlestone | 23 | (13) |
1959–1961 | Bedford Town | 50 | (22) |
Total | 547 | (400) | |
International career | |||
1942 | England (wartime) | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1949–1950 | Crystal Palace (player-manager) | ||
1951–1953 | Bedford Town (player-manager) | ||
Haywards Heath Town (player-manager) | |||
Addlestone (player-manager) | |||
1959–1961 | Bedford Town (player-manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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