John O'Hare (born 24 September 1946) is a Scottish former

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. O'Hare's clubs included Sunderland,

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and also

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and was part of their European Cup victory in 1980, coming on as a substitute in the final. O'Hare also won thirteen

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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

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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

for £20,000 in 1967. There was initial criticism of him as he was seen as a large but slow striker, however, their manager

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, 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

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title. At ''County'', O'Hare won thirteen

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

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

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

:A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the FA Charity Shield,

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, European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup.

International appearances

International goals

:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first''

Honours

;Derby County * First Division: 1971–72 *

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: 1968–69 *

: 1971–72 *

: 1970 ;Nottingham Forest * First Division: 1977–78 *

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: 1977–78, 1978–79 *

: 1976–77 * FA Charity Shield: 1978 * European Cup: 1978–79, 1979–80 * European Super Cup:

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References

External links

*http://www.valeofleven.org.uk/famousfolk/johnohare.html *http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/O/O'Hare.John.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Ohare, John 1946 births Living people Scottish footballers Scotland international footballers Sunderland A.F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Dallas Tornado players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Belper Town F.C. players English Football League players Scotland under-23 international footballers Scottish expatriate footballers Vancouver Royals players United Soccer Association players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Expatriate soccer players in Canada Expatriate soccer players in the United States Association football forwards Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Canada UEFA Champions League winning players People from Renton, West Dunbartonshire Footballers from West Dunbartonshire