John O'Hare (born 24 September 1946) is a Scottish former footballer.[1] O'Hare's clubs included Sunderland, Derby County, Leeds United and also Nottingham Forest and was part of their European Cup victory in 1980, coming on as a substitute in the final. O'Hare also won thirteen caps for the Scotland national team, scoring five goals.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 September 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Renton, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1963–1964 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1967 | Sunderland | 51 | (14) |
| 1967 | Vancouver Royal Canadians | 11 | (1) |
| 1967–1974 | Derby County | 248 | (65) |
| 1974–1975 | Leeds United | 6 | (1) |
| 1975–1981 | Nottingham Forest | 101 | (14) |
| 1977–1978 | Dallas Tornado | 40 | (14) |
| Belper Town | ? | (?) | |
| Total | 417 | (95) | |
| International career | |||
| 1970–1972 | Scotland | 13 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early years
Born in Renton, West Dunbartonshire, he attended St Martins School and then went on to St Patrick's High School in Dumbarton.
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 Derby County for £20,000 in 1967. There was initial criticism of him as he was seen as a large but slow striker, however, their manager Brian Clough, 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 caps 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 Leeds United 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 Nottingham Forest in February 1975 for a combined fee of £130,000.[2] 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
| Club[3] | Season | League[4][5] | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other[A] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 1964–65 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1965–66 | First Division | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 6 | |||
| 1966–67 | First Division | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 9 | |||
| Total | 51 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 15 | ||||
| Vancouver Royal Canadians | 1967 | United Soccer Association | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Derby County | 1967–68 | Second Division | 42 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 50 | 18 | ||
| 1968–69 | Second Division | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 10 | |||
| 1969–70 | First Division | 41 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 49 | 16 | |||
| 1970–71 | First Division | 42 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 51 | 16 | ||
| 1971–72 | First Division | 40 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 4 | 52 | 17 | ||
| 1972–73 | First Division | 34 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 50 | 5 | ||
| 1973–74 | First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 248 | 65 | 17 | 3 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 311 | 82 | ||
| Leeds United | 1974–75 | First Division | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1974–75 | Second Division | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | Second Division | 39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 9 | |||
| 1976–77 | Second Division | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 32 | 6 | ||
| 1977–78 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 1978–79 | First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1979–80 | First Division | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| 1980–81 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 96 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 127 | 21 | ||
| Career total | 412 | 96 | 32 | 6 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 509 | 120 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the FA Charity Shield, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Football League Trophy, Watney Cup, Texaco Cup, European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup.
International appearances
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1970 | 4 | 2 |
| 1971 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1972 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 5 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 April 1970 | Windsor Park, Belfast |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1969–70 British Home Championship | [7] |
| 2. | 11 November 1970 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  Denmark | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying | [7] |
| 3. | 13 October 1971 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  Portugal | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying | [8] |
| 4. | 10 November 1971 | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |  Belgium | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying | [8] |
| 5. | 26 April 1972 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  Peru | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match | [8] |
Honours
- Derby County
- Nottingham Forest