Gordon Rahere Hoare (18 April 1884 – 27 October 1973) was an English amateur

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who was a member of the

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team that won the gold medal at the

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. In club football, he played in the

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for Woolwich Arsenal, Glossop and

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Club career

Born in

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, Hoare started out with junior sides such as

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, Woolwich Polytechnic, and

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before joining Woolwich Arsenal in 1907. He made his League debut in a First Division match against

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on 20 April 1908, the last day of the 1907–08 season. Although he played 11 League matches in 1908–09, scoring five goals, he was unhappy at the lack of regular first-team football and moved to Glossop in December 1909. From 1909 through to 1911 he also turned out occasionally for Kent League side

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. He lasted a year at Glossop before returning to Woolwich Arsenal in December 1910. He scored seven times in 16 games for Arsenal in the 1910–11 season, but was once again dropped at the start of the following season, unable to oust Jackie Chalmers and Charles Randall from the front line. He rejoined Glossop in February 1912; in total, he played 34 times for Arsenal, scoring 13 goals. After his second spell at Glossop, Hoare went on to play for Queens Park and

, finally retiring in 1920. He died in 1973, aged 89.

International career

Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics - UK squad

Hoare was capped multiple times for the England amateur team between 1909 and 1913, netting 11 goals, including 5 braces against

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(2) and

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(2). He was a member of the team that represented

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: he played in all three matches and netted two goals, both of which in the

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against

won 4–2, thus contributing decisively to his side's triumph in

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. He also scored a further 5 goals for the amateur team in unofficial matches, a brace against in a 5–1 win over

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in 1911, a brace in a 2–3 loss to

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in 1912 and the winner (2–1) against a Bruges XI on 6 April 1912, bringing his tally to 16 goals.

International goals

:''England Amateurs score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hoare goal.''

Personal life

Hoare served as a lieutenant in the Army Service Corps during the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoare, Gordon 1884 births 1973 deaths Footballers from Blackheath, London English footballers Association football forwards England amateur international footballers Olympic footballers of Great Britain West Norwood F.C. players Woolwich Polytechnic F.C. players Bromley F.C. players Arsenal F.C. players Glossop North End A.F.C. players Queen's Park F.C. players Fulham F.C. players English Football League players Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics English Olympic medallists Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in football Royal Army Service Corps officers British Army personnel of World War I