John O'Hare
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 September 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Renton, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| 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 | |||
John O'Hare (born 24 September 1946) is a Scottish former footballer. His clubs included Sunderland, Derby County and also Nottingham Forest and was part of their European Cup victory in 1980, coming on as a substitute in the final. He also won thirteen caps for the Scotland national team, scoring five goals.
Career
O'Hare was born in Renton. His career took shape under the guidance of Derby manager Brian Clough after moving from Sunderland for £20,000 in 1967. There was initial criticism of him as he was seen as a large but slow forward. However, Clough persisted with him and in his second season he justified his fee, going on to establish a prolific partnership with Kevin Hector as they led Derby to the First Division title in 1972.
O'Hare followed Clough to Leeds United in 1974, however the latter left Leeds after only 44 days in the job. O'Hare was reunited with Clough after a transfer to Nottingham Forest in February 1975. He and John McGovern were signed for a combined £130,000.[1] O'Hare went on to win another league title and a European Cup.
He won thirteen caps for the Scotland national team, scoring five goals.
Between 1977 - 1978 John played football in the North American Soccer League for Dallas Tornado, he made 40 appearances and scored 14 goals.
John is currently a part-time chauffeur for Toyota and is a host of the executive/VIP guest suite at Nottingham Forest's home games.
Honours
- Derby County
- Nottingham Forest
- First Division: 1977–78
- League Cup: 1977–78, 1978–79
- Anglo-Scottish Cup: 1976–77
- FA Charity Shield: 1978
- European Cup: 1978–79, 1979–80
- European Super Cup: 1979
References
- ^ Bean, John (20 February 1975). "Clough gets double deal". Daily Mirror. p. 31.
External links
- Use dmy dates from November 2012
- 1946 births
- Living people
- People from Dumbarton
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Leeds United F.C. players
- Dallas Tornado players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Belper Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scotland under-23 international footballers
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Vancouver Royals players
- United Soccer Association players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) players
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States