Joe Rooney (footballer)

Joe Rooney
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Rooney
Date of birth	2 February 1917
Place of birth	Walker, England
Date of death	5 May 1941 (aged 24)
Place of death	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s)	Central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1936	Walker Celtic
1938–1939	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1940–1941	Portadown
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Rooney (2 February 1917 – 5 May 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[1]

Personal life

Rooney served as a private in the Gloucestershire Regiment during the Second World War.^[2] Deployed to Northern Ireland in late 1940, Rooney signed for Portadown in December 1940, but is not known to have appeared for the team.^[3] He was killed on 5 May 1941 during the Belfast Blitz and was buried at Walker (Christ Church) Churchyard.^[2]^[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1937–38	First Division^[1]	2	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			2	0	0	0	2	0

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Joseph Rooney at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Casualty Details: Joseph Rooney". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Joseph Rooney". WartimeNI. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

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[ENFA-1] Joseph Rooney at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[CWGC-2] "Casualty Details: Joseph Rooney". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[WartimeNI-3] "Joseph Rooney". WartimeNI. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

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