John O'Rourke (footballer)
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John O'Rourke is a former professional footballer
. His position was Centre Forward.
During his career he played for Ipswich Town F.C.
, Middlesbrough F.C.
, Coventry City F.C.
, Luton Town F.C.
, Queens Park Rangers
and A.F.C. Bournemouth
.
On 31 December 1966, while playing for Middlesbrough, O'Rourke was involved in a collision with Bristol Rovers
goalkeeper Bernard Hall
, which left Hall in a coma
for sixteen days and ended his footballing career.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. His position was Centre Forward.
During his career he played for Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
, Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
, Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
, Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
, Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
and A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
.
On 31 December 1966, while playing for Middlesbrough, O'Rourke was involved in a collision with Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
goalkeeper Bernard Hall
Bernard Hall (footballer)
Bernard Raymond E. Hall is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in The Football League for Bristol Rovers.Hall was born in Bath, and played for Twerton Youth Club before joining Bristol Rovers as a junior in 1958...
, which left Hall in a coma
Coma
In medicine, a coma is a state of unconsciousness, lasting more than 6 hours in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light or sound, lacks a normal sleep-wake cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. A person in a state of coma is described as...
for sixteen days and ended his footballing career.