John O'Hare
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 September 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Renton, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | 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 | |||
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. He began his senior career with Sunderland playing for the first team between 1964 and 1967.
He moved to Derby County for £20,000 in 1967. There was initial criticism of him as he was seen as a large but slow forward. However the management team of Brian Clough persisted with him and in his second season he justified his fee. He establish a strike partnership with Kevin Hector as they led Derby to the 1971-72 Football League First Division title.
At Derby he won thirteen caps for the Scotland national team, scoring five goals.
O'Hare followed Clough from Derby to Leeds United in 1974 along with John McGovern. However Clough left Leeds after only 44 days in the job.
O'Hare and McGovern reunited with Clough at Nottingham Forest in February 1975 for a combined £130,000 fee.[1] 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 for a win). Forest won the 1979 European Cup Final the season after.
In 1977–78 O'Hare played football in the North American Soccer League for Dallas Tornado; he made 40 appearances and scored 14 goals.
O'Hare 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
References
- ↑ Bean, John (20 February 1975). "Clough gets double deal". Daily Mirror. p. 31.