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Rooke later worked at Heathrow Airport and Whitbread brewery. [16] [18] He died of lung cancer in Bedford, Bedfordshire, [1] in June 1985. [2]
Rooke died in 1985. Ronnie Rooke was a prolific striker during his two-and-a-half-year spell at Highbury and still holds Arsenal's post-war goalscoring record for an individual season.Many have since tried (and failed) to beat Rooke's 33-goal haul in the 1947/48 campaign, which helped Arsenal win the Division One title.
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Before Fulham
Ronnie was born in Guildford, Surrey and as a child attended Stoke School where he began playng football. After playing for local teams, he was briefly on the books of Reading, signing amateur forms with them in May 1930 as a 17 year-old. He signed for Guildford City in August 1930 after which he joined Woking just over two years later in September 1932. In the short time he was at Woking, he scored 29 goals in just 26 league & cup matches and before his first season with them was over, he wo...
Fulham
Ronnie signed for Fulham on 22 October 1936 for £300, and it was at Craven Cottage that his career would truly take off. He scored a hat-trick on his debut (the first and only Fulham player to date to do so) against West Ham United in a 5-0 victory. He finished his debut season with the Whites as the top goalscorer, with 19 goals in only 22 appearances including four hat-tricks. He would go on to be Fulham's top goalscorer in every season he was with the club, even in his final season (1946-4...
After Fulham
Ronnie signed for Arsenal on 11 December 1946 in which Fulham were paid £1,000 plus two Arsenal players (Cyril Grant & David Nelson). He played at Highbury for two and a half seasons, and won the First Division title with them in the 1947-48 seasonas top scorer in the league. Despite being in his mid to late thirties and having never played in the top tier of English football, he managed an incredibly impressive 70 goals in 90 matches for the Gunners during his time there. He left Arsenal in...
1. First Division 1.1. Winners(1): 1947-48 2. Charity Shield 2.1. Winners(1): 1948
Bedford Town
1. Huntingdonshire Premier Cup 1.1. Winners(1): 1951-52
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Jun 20, 2019 · 20 June 1949: Ronnie Rooke transferred to Crystal Palace to become player-manager. After Palace Ronnie became player manager of Bedford Town, and later worked as a porter at Luton Airport, dying of lung cancer in 1985 aged 73.
He later worked at Heathrow Airport and died in July 1985. Achievements First Division: 1947-1948.
Dec 12, 2021 · After Palace, Ronnie went on to be player-manager of Bedford Town in November 1950, and later worked as a porter at Luton Airport, dying of lung cancer in 1985 aged 73.
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Feb 6, 2024 · Ronnie Rooke. In late 1911 future prolific Arsenal goalscorer Ronnie Rooke was born, he would go on to fire Arsenal to their first title after The Second World War. Rooke stepped onto the football ladder at his local club Guildford City scoring 20 times in 19 matches throughout the 1931/32 season.
