Chelsea FC Profile: John O'Rourke
Full Name: John O'Rourke
Born: Sunday, 11th February 1945
Place of birth: Northampton, England
Height: 5' 8 1/4"
Died: Thursday, 7th July 2016 (aged 71)
Burial: Cremated - Bournemouth Crematorium. No known memorial.
Involvement with Chelsea:
Player from 1962 to 1963
Playing Career:
Arsenal (A)
Chelsea (Apr 1962 to Dec 1963) - cost: unknown
Luton Town
Middlesbrough
Ipswich Town
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
Bournemouth
--->Poole Town (L)
Rangers Johannesburg
Weymouth
Poole Town
Dorchester Town
Poole Town
* (A) = Amateur
* (L) = On Loan
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Debut: Wednesday, 25th September 1963, Swindon Town 3 - 0 Chelsea
Age on debut: 18 years 7 months 14 days
Last Appearance: Wednesday, 25th September 1963, Swindon Town 3 - 0 Chelsea
Appearances
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* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. John O'Rourke made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
League Cup | 25th Sep 1963 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 17,916 | ![]() |
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