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John O'Hare

Scottish footballer

Summary

Scottish footballer

Field	Value
name	John O'Hare
birth_date
birth_place	Renton, Scotland
height	5 ft 8+1/2 in
position	Forward
youthyears1	1963–1964	youthclubs1 = Sunderland
years1	1964–1967	caps1 = 51	goals1 = 14	clubs1 = Sunderland
years2	1967	caps2 = 11	goals2 = 1	clubs2 = Vancouver Royal Canadians
years3	1967–1974	caps3 = 248	goals3 = 65	clubs3 = Derby County
years4	1974–1975	caps4 = 6	goals4 = 1	clubs4 = Leeds United
years5	1975–1981	caps5 = 101	goals5 = 14	clubs5 = Nottingham Forest
years6	1977–1978	caps6 = 40	goals6 = 14	clubs6 = Dallas Tornado
years7		caps7 =	goals7 =	clubs7 = Belper Town
totalcaps	417	totalgoals = 95
nationalyears1	1970–1972	nationalteam1 = Scotland
nationalcaps1	13	nationalgoals1 = 5

John O'Hare (born 24 September 1946) 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.

Early years

Born in Renton, West Dunbartonshire, he attended St Martins School and then went on to St Patrick's High School in Dumbarton.

Career

Sunderland

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

Derby County

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, who had coached him at Sunderland, 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.

After Clough's departure he fell out of favour with his successor, and former Derby captain, Dave Mackay.

Leeds United

O'Hare followed Clough from Derby to Leeds United in 1974 alongside John McGovern for £125,000; however, Clough left Leeds after only 44 days.

Nottingham Forest

O'Hare and McGovern re-united with Clough at Nottingham Forest in February 1975 for a combined fee of £130,000. 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.

Later career

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

As a player

Club	Season	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Europe	Other	Total	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	1964–65	First Division	5	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	5	0
1965–66	First Division	17	6	0	0	0	0	—	—	17	6
1966–67	First Division	29	8	3	1	0	0	—	—	32	9
Vancouver Royal Canadians	1967	United Soccer Association	11	1	—	—	—	—	11	1
Derby County	1967–68	Second Division	42	12	1	0	7	6	—	—	50	18
1968–69	Second Division	41	10	1	0	7	0	—	—	49	10
1969–70	First Division	41	13	2	2	6	1	—	—	49	16
1970–71	First Division	42	13	3	1	3	1	—	3	1	51	16
1971–72	First Division	40	13	5	0	2	0	—	5	4	52	17
1972–73	First Division	34	4	5	0	3	0	8	1	—	50	5
1973–74	First Division	8	0	0	0	2	0	—	—	10	0
Leeds United	1974–75	First Division	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Nottingham Forest	1974–75	Second Division	10	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	10	2
1975–76	Second Division	39	9	2	0	4	0	—	—	45	9
1976–77	Second Division	19	3	5	0	2	1	—	6	2	32	6
1977–78	First Division	10	0	1	0	2	1	—	—	13	1
1978–79	First Division	11	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
1979–80	First Division	7	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	12	3
1980–81	First Division	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

:A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the FA Charity Shield, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Football League Trophy, Watney Cup, Texaco Cup, European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup.

International appearances

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Scotland	1970	4	2
1971	6	2
1972	3	1

International goals

:Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1.	18 April 1970	Windsor Park, Belfast	1–0	1–0	1969–70 British Home Championship	url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot-intres1970.html	title=Scotland – International Matches 1966-1970	date=23 May 2019	access-date=22 November 2019	first1=Alan	last1=Brown	first2=Gabriele	website=RSSSF	last2=Tossani}}
2.	11 November 1970	Hampden Park, Glasgow	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying
3.	13 October 1971	Hampden Park, Glasgow	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying	url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot-intres1975.html	title=Scotland – International Matches 1971–1975	date=17 October 2019	access-date=22 November 2019	first1=Alan	last1=Brown	first2=Gabriele	website=RSSSF	last2=Tossani}}
4.	10 November 1971	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying
5.	26 April 1972	Hampden Park, Glasgow	1–0	2–0	Friendly match

Honours

;Derby County

First Division: 1971–72
Second Division: 1968–69
Texaco Cup: 1971–72
Watney Cup: 1970

;Nottingham Forest

First Division: 1977–78
League Cup: 1977–78, 1978–79
Anglo-Scottish Cup: 1976–77
FA Charity Shield: 1978
European Cup: 1978–79, 1979–80
European Super Cup: 1979

References

(1976). "Rothmans football yearbook. 1976-77". Queen Anne Press.
{{Hugman
Bean, John. (20 February 1975). "Clough gets double deal". Daily Mirror.
{{ENFA
"John O'Hare (Player)".
"John O'Hare".
{{SFA Profile
(23 May 2019). "Scotland – International Matches 1966-1970".
(17 October 2019). "Scotland – International Matches 1971–1975".

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