Rodney Rooke

Rodney Rooke (born 7 April 1970) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a full-back for Colchester United and a number of English non-League clubs.

Rodney Rooke
Personal information
Full name Rodney Rooke[1]
Date of birth (1970-04-07) 7 April 1970[1]
Place of birth Orsett, England[1]
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[2]
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
1986–1988 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Colchester United 4 (0)
Wivenhoe Town
Chelmsford City
Dagenham
Grays Athletic
Stambridge United
Wivenhoe Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Orsett, Rooke joined the Colchester United Academy in 1986. During his second apprentice year, he was training with an athletic specialist in order to add extra pace to his skill. He did enough to be retained on a non-contract basis for the 1988–89 season, receiving his debut on 20 December 1988 in a 2–1 win over rivals Southend United in the Associate Members Cup.[2][3]

Rooke failed to add to his solitary appearance during the season, generally confined to the reserve team. In pre-season for the 1989–90 season during a tour of Scotland, he displaced regular left-back Clive Stafford, impressing enough to earn him a run in the first-team during the opening games of the league season. However, after the defence leaked a number of goals, the inexperienced Rooke was one of the first players to be replaced.[2] He made his final appearance for the club on 7 October 1989 in a heavy 4–0 away defeat to Aldershot.[4] He made a total of four Football League appearances for the U's.[5]

Shortly after the turn of the year, Rooke left Colchester for pastures new, joining neighbours Wivenhoe Town before signing with Chelmsford City, Dagenham, Grays Athletic and Stambridge United until he later made a return to Wivenhoe.[2]

References
  1. "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  3. "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 2–1 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  4. "Colchester United – Match details – Aldershot 4–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  5. "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51–1989/90 & 1992/93–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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