Joe_Rooney_(footballer)

Joe Rooney (footballer)

Joe Rooney (footballer)

English footballer

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]

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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]

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References

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