Ronnie Rooke

Date of birth07 December 1911
Place of birthGuildford
NationalityEnglish
PositionCentre forward

With Arsenal, 1st Division Champion 1948. With 33 in the 1947-48 Championship-winning season, Ronnie was the last Arsenal marksman to hit the 30-goal mark in a league campaign before Thierry Henry in 2003-04.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Crystal Palace 01 Mar 1933 01 Oct 1936
Fulham 01 Oct 1936 01 Dec 1946
Arsenal 01 Dec 1946 01 Jun 1949

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1946-47 Arsenal FA Cup 3
1
1946-47 Arsenal League Division One 24
21
1947-48 Arsenal FA Cup 1
1947-48 Arsenal League Division One 42
33
1948-49 Arsenal FA Charity Shield 1
1
1948-49 Arsenal FA Cup 1
1948-49 Arsenal League Division One 22
14


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
14 Dec 1946 Arsenal v Charlton Athletic W 1-0 League Division One
21 Dec 1946 Grimsby Town v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
25 Dec 1946 Arsenal v Portsmouth W 2-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1946 Portsmouth v Arsenal W 0-2 League Division One
28 Dec 1946 Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 1-1 League Division One
04 Jan 1947 Sunderland v Arsenal W 1-4 League Division One
11 Jan 1947 Chelsea v Arsenal D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
15 Jan 1947 Arsenal v Chelsea D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round replay
18 Jan 1947 Arsenal v Aston Villa L 0-2 League Division One
20 Jan 1947 Arsenal v Chelsea L 0-2 FA Cup 3rd round 2nd replay
01 Feb 1947 Arsenal v Manchester United W 6-2 League Division One
08 Feb 1947 Arsenal v Blackpool D 1-1 League Division One
22 Feb 1947 Stoke City v Arsenal L 3-1 League Division One
01 Mar 1947 Arsenal v Chelsea L 1-2 League Division One
15 Mar 1947 Arsenal v Preston North End W 4-1 League Division One
22 Mar 1947 Leeds United v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
04 Apr 1947 Arsenal v Huddersfield Town L 1-2 League Division One
05 Apr 1947 Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal W 1-3 League Division One
07 Apr 1947 Huddersfield Town v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
12 Apr 1947 Arsenal v Middlesbrough W 4-0 League Division One
19 Apr 1947 Charlton Athletic v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
26 Apr 1947 Arsenal v Grimsby Town W 5-3 League Division One
10 May 1947 Derby County v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
24 May 1947 Arsenal v Liverpool L 1-2 League Division One
26 May 1947 Brentford v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
31 May 1947 Arsenal v Everton W 2-1 League Division One
07 Jun 1947 Sheffield United v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
23 Aug 1947 Arsenal v Sunderland W 3-1 League Division One
27 Aug 1947 Charlton Athletic v Arsenal W 2-4 League Division One
30 Aug 1947 Sheffield United v Arsenal W 1-2 League Division One
03 Sep 1947 Arsenal v Charlton Athletic W 6-0 League Division One
06 Sep 1947 Arsenal v Manchester United W 2-1 League Division One
10 Sep 1947 Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers W 2-0 League Division One
13 Sep 1947 Preston North End v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
20 Sep 1947 Arsenal v Stoke City W 3-0 League Division One
27 Sep 1947 Burnley v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
04 Oct 1947 Arsenal v Portsmouth D 0-0 League Division One
11 Oct 1947 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 1-0 League Division One
18 Oct 1947 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
25 Oct 1947 Arsenal v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
01 Nov 1947 Chelsea v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
08 Nov 1947 Arsenal v Blackpool W 2-1 League Division One
15 Nov 1947 Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
22 Nov 1947 Arsenal v Huddersfield Town W 2-0 League Division One
29 Nov 1947 Derby County v Arsenal L 1-0 League Division One
06 Dec 1947 Arsenal v Manchester City D 1-1 League Division One
13 Dec 1947 Grimsby Town v Arsenal W 0-4 League Division One
20 Dec 1947 Sunderland v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
25 Dec 1947 Liverpool v Arsenal W 1-3 League Division One
27 Dec 1947 Arsenal v Liverpool L 1-2 League Division One
01 Jan 1948 Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
03 Jan 1948 Arsenal v Sheffield United W 3-2 League Division One
10 Jan 1948 Arsenal v Bradford Park Avenue L 0-1 FA Cup 3rd round
17 Jan 1948 Manchester United v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
31 Jan 1948 Arsenal v Preston North End W 3-0 League Division One
07 Feb 1948 Stoke City v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
14 Feb 1948 Arsenal v Burnley W 3-0 League Division One
28 Feb 1948 Aston Villa v Arsenal L 4-2 League Division One
06 Mar 1948 Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 5-2 League Division One
13 Mar 1948 Everton v Arsenal W 0-2 League Division One
20 Mar 1948 Arsenal v Chelsea L 0-2 League Division One
26 Mar 1948 Arsenal v Middlesbrough W 7-0 League Division One
27 Mar 1948 Blackpool v Arsenal L 3-0 League Division One
29 Mar 1948 Middlesbrough v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
03 Apr 1948 Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers W 2-0 League Division One
10 Apr 1948 Huddersfield Town v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
17 Apr 1948 Arsenal v Derby County L 1-2 League Division One
21 Apr 1948 Portsmouth v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
24 Apr 1948 Manchester City v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
01 May 1948 Arsenal v Grimsby Town W 8-0 League Division One
21 Aug 1948 Huddersfield Town v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
25 Aug 1948 Arsenal v Stoke City W 3-0 League Division One
28 Aug 1948 Arsenal v Manchester United L 0-1 League Division One
30 Aug 1948 Stoke City v Arsenal L 1-0 League Division One
04 Sep 1948 Sheffield United v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
08 Sep 1948 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
11 Sep 1948 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 3-1 League Division One
15 Sep 1948 Liverpool v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
06 Oct 1948 Arsenal v Manchester United W 4-3 FA Charity Shield
09 Oct 1948 Arsenal v Burnley W 3-1 League Division One
16 Oct 1948 Preston North End v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
23 Oct 1948 Arsenal v Everton W 5-0 League Division One
30 Oct 1948 Chelsea v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
20 Nov 1948 Arsenal v Newcastle United L 0-1 League Division One
04 Dec 1948 Arsenal v Manchester City D 1-1 League Division One
11 Dec 1948 Charlton Athletic v Arsenal L 4-3 League Division One
18 Dec 1948 Arsenal v Huddersfield Town W 3-0 League Division One
25 Dec 1948 Arsenal v Derby County D 3-3 League Division One
27 Dec 1948 Derby County v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
01 Jan 1949 Manchester United v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
08 Jan 1949 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur W 3-0 FA Cup 3rd round
15 Jan 1949 Arsenal v Sheffield United W 5-3 League Division One
22 Jan 1949 Aston Villa v Arsenal L 1-0 League Division One
16 Apr 1949 Everton v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.