Gordon Hoare

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Olympic medal record
Men's football
Representing  Great Britain
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Team competition

Gordon Rahere Hoare (18 April 1884 – 27 October 1973)[1] was an English amateur footballer who was a member of the Great Britain team that won the gold medal at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2] In club football, he played in the Football League for Woolwich Arsenal, Glossop and Fulham.[3]

Career[]

Born in Blackheath, Hoare started out with junior sides such as West Norwood, Woolwich Polytechnic, and Bromley before joining Woolwich Arsenal in 1907.[4] He made his League debut in a First Division match against Sheffield Wednesday on 20 April 1908, the last day of the 1907–08 season.[5] Although he played 11 League matches in 1908–09, scoring five goals, he was unhappy at the lack of regular first-team football and moved to Glossop in December 1909.[6] From 1909 through to 1911 he also turned out occasionally for Kent League side Northfleet United.[4]

He lasted a year at Glossop before returning to Woolwich Arsenal in December 1910.[7] He scored seven times in 16 games for Arsenal in the 1910–11 season,[5] but was once again dropped at the start of the following season, unable to oust Jackie Chalmers and Charles Randall from the front line. He rejoined Glossop in February 1912; in total, he played 34 times for Arsenal, scoring 13 goals.[6]

Hoare was capped multiple times for the England amateur team.[8] He was a member of the team that represented Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics: he played all three matches as Great Britain won the gold medal in the football tournament.[1]

After his second spell at Glossop, Hoare went on to play for Queens Park and Fulham, finally retiring in 1920.[3] He died in 1973, aged 89.[1]

Personal life[]

Hoare served as a lieutenant in the Army Service Corps during the First World War.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Olympic Sports: Gordon Hoare". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Gordon Hoare". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ a b c "Gordon Hoare". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Gordon Rahere Hoare". 11v11.com. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony (ed.). Arsenal Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-899429-03-5.
  7. ^ "Gordon Hoare". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  8. ^ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George (2017). Forgotten Glories: British Amateur International Football 1901–1974 (PDF). Scottish Football Historical Archive. p. 303. ISBN 978-1-326-35601-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017.
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