Joe Rooney (footballer)

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Joe Rooney
Personal information
Full name Joseph Rooney
Date of birth (1917-02-02)2 February 1917[1]
Place of birth Walker, England[1]
Date of death 5 May 1941(1941-05-05) (aged 24)[2]
Place of death Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Central defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936 Walker Celtic
1938–1939 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (0)
1940–1941 Portadown 0 (0)
*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[edit]

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[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
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[edit]

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