Tommy Rooney
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 December 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Macclesfield Town | 1 | (0) |
2005 | Total Network Solutions | 0 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Vauxhall Motors | ||
2007 | Leigh RMI | ||
2007–2008 | Cammell Laird | ||
2008–2009 | Vauxhall Motors | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:19, 15 June 2008 (UTC) |
Tommy Rooney (born 30 December 1984) is an English footballer who played for League Two club Macclesfield Town during the 2004–05 season as a striker and later played non-league football for Vauxhall Motors. He is a cousin of Derby County manager and former England football star Wayne Rooney.
Career[]
Tommy, who is the cousin of Wayne,[1] John and Graeme Rooney, began his career at Tranmere Rovers, where he played in the youth and reserve sides but did not break into the first-team.[1]
He joined League Two club Macclesfield Town in May 2004 on a one-year contract[1] and made two league and cup appearances for the club in the 2004–05 season.[2] He was one of several players released by Macclesfield in May 2005 following their defeat in the League Two play-offs.[3]
He then joined Welsh Premier League champions Total Network Solutions on non-contract terms in July 2007.[4] After training with TNS during the summer, he dropped into non-league football, joining Conference North club Vauxhall Motors at the beginning of the 2005–06 season[5] and later joining Leigh RMI[6] and Cammell Laird.[7] He rejoined Vauxhall Motors in July 2008.[8]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Macc sign Rooney cousin". BBC Sport. 18 May 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Rooney in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Nine released by Macc boss Horton". BBC Sport. 26 May 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ^ "TNS snap up Rooney for Champions League tie!". Non-League Daily. Baltic Publications. 4 July 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ^ "Brown delighted with Rooney – mark two". Non-League Daily. Baltic Publications. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ^ "RMI sign Rooney". The Leigh Reporter. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ^ "Laird sign Rooney!". Non-League Daily. Baltic Publications. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ^ "Rooney back at Motors". Non-League Daily. Baltic Publications. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Liverpool
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- The New Saints F.C. players
- Vauxhall Motors F.C. players
- Leigh Genesis F.C. players
- Cammell Laird 1907 F.C. players
- English Football League players