1936-47, 110 appearances, 78 goals
What might have been. At the end of the 1939 season Ronnie Rooke was 27 years old and had scored 63 goals in 90 games for Fulham. Then came the war. He scored 13 more in 18 games in 1946-47, and, amazingly, added 68 more in 88 games for Arsenal after that. Prolific. I'm worried about overdoing the stats here, but they're so good we might as well keep going: Rooke also scored 212 goals in 199 unofficial wartime games for Fulham. Wow.
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Leslie Rooke | |
| Date of birth | 7 December 1911(1911-12-07) | |
| Place of birth | Guildford, Surrey, England | |
| Date of death | July 1985 | |
| Playing position | Centre forward | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1933-1936 1936-1946 1946-1949 1949-1950 1951-? | Crystal Palace Fulham Arsenal Crystal Palace Bedford Town | 18 (6) 105 (69) 88 (68) 45 (26) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1949-1950 1951-1961 | Crystal Palace Bedford Town | |
1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||