Jimmy O'Rourke (18 September 1946 – 15 November 2022) was a Scottish

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who played as a striker for Hibernian, St Johnstone and

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. O'Rourke signed for Hibernian straight from schools football in 1962. He made his first team debut as a 16-year-old later that year in an

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match against Utrecht. This made him the youngest player to play for ''Hibs'' in their history, a record that stood until January 2004, when Jamie McCluskey made his first team debut. O'Rourke then became a key player in

Eddie Turnbull Edward Hunter Turnbull (12 April 1923 – 30 April 2011) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He played as a forward for Hibernian and Scotland, forming part of the Hibs " Famous Five" forward line. He then had successful s ...

's side of the early 1970s that reached the 1972 Scottish Cup Final and won the League Cup Final later that year. He also scored two hat-tricks for Hibs in European matches, including one against

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. O'Rourke was controversially transferred to St Johnstone in 1974 to make way for Joe Harper, who had been brought in from Everton at great expense. O'Rourke later played for

before returning to

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as an assistant coach to Eddie Turnbull. O'Rourke died at his home in

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on 15 November 2022, at the age of 76.

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Jimmy O'Rourke
at ihibs.co.uk 1946 births 2022 deaths People educated at St Augustine's High School, Edinburgh Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Edinburgh Men's association football forwards Toronto City players Scottish Football League players Hibernian F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Hibernian F.C. non-playing staff {{Scotland-footy-forward-1940s-stub