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

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former

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. O'Hare's clubs included

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and also

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and was part of their

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victory in

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, 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

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, 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

, 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 1971–72 Football League First Division 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

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for

Dallas Tornado The Dallas Tornado was a soccer team based in Dallas, Texas that played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1967 to 1981. Of the twelve teams that comprised the U.S. in 1967, the Tornado franchise played the longest–15 seasons. T ...

, 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 The Football Association Community Shield (formerly the Charity Shield) is English football's annual match contested at Wembley Stadium between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup. If the Premier ...

Anglo-Scottish Cup The Anglo-Scottish Cup was a tournament arranged for teams in the English and Scottish football leagues during the summer for several years during the 1970s. It was created in 1975 as a new incarnation of the Texaco Cup, with a similar format ...

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Watney Cup The Watney Mann Invitation Cup (normally referred to as simply the Watney Cup) was a short-lived English football tournament held in the early 1970s. It was held before the start of the season, and was contested by the teams that had scored the ...

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European Super Cup The UEFA Super Cup is an annual super cup football match organised by UEFA and contested by the winners of the two main European club competitions: the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The competition's official name was original ...

and Intercontinental Cup.

International appearances

International goals

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

Honours

;Derby County * First Division: 1971–72 * Second Division: 1968–69 *

: 1971–72 *

: 1970 ;Nottingham Forest * First Division: 1977–78 * League Cup: 1977–78, 1978–79 *

: 1976–77 *

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: 1978–79, 1979–80 *

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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 men's footballers Scotland men's 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 men's under-23 international footballers Scottish expatriate men's footballers Vancouver Royals players United Soccer Association players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football forwards Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Canada UEFA Champions League–winning players Footballers from Renton, West Dunbartonshire