John O'Hare

John O'Hare (born 24 September 1946)[1] is a Scottish former footballer. 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.

For the actor, see John O'Hare (actor).

John O'Hare
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-09-24) 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)
National team
1970–1972 Scotland 13 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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

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 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.

O'Hare followed Clough from Derby to Leeds United in 1974 alongside John McGovern, however Clough left Leeds after only 44 days.

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.

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

International appearances
Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 197042
197162
197231
Total135

International goals
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
1.18 April 1970Windsor Park, Belfast Northern Ireland1–01–01969–70 British Home Championship[4]
2.11 November 1970Hampden Park, Glasgow Denmark1–01–0UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying[4]
3.13 October 1971Hampden Park, Glasgow Portugal1–02–1UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying[5]
4.10 November 1971Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Belgium1–01–0UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying[5]
5.26 April 1972Hampden Park, Glasgow Peru1–02–0Friendly match[5]

Honours
Derby County
Nottingham Forest

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 Scottish Football Association
  4. Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (23 May 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1966-1970". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  5. Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (17 October 2019). "Scotland – International Matches 1971–1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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