Gordon Hoare
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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]
Club 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]
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]
International career
Hoare was capped multiple times for the England amateur team between 1909 and 1913, netting 11 goals, including 5 braces against Germany, France (2) and Denmark (2). He was a member of the team that represented Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics: he played in all three matches and netted two goals, both of which in the final against Denmark as Great Britain won 4–2, thus contributing decisively to his side's triumph in Stockholm.[1] He also scored a further 5 goals for the amateur team in unofficial matches, a brace against in a 5–1 win over Wales in 1911, a brace in a 2–3 loss to Ireland in 1912 and the winner (2–1) against a Bruges XI on 6 April 1912, bringing his tally to 16 goals.[8]
International goals
- England Amateurs score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hoare goal.
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| 10 | 27 February 1912 | Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, Colombes, France | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = France | flag alias = Flag of France.svg | flag alias-1790 = Flag of France (1790–1794).svg | flag alias-1794 = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | flag alias-1814 = Flag of the Kingdom of France (1814-1830).svg | flag alias-1830 = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | flag alias-1848 = Drapeau france 1848.svg | flag alias-1848a = Drapeau france 1848.svg | flag alias-1848b = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | flag alias-1974 = Flag of France (lighter variant).svg | flag alias-naval = Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg | flag alias-naval-1790 = Flag of French-Navy-Revolution.svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of France.svg | link alias-air force = French Air and Space Force | flag alias-coast guard = French Maritime Gendarmerie racing stripe.svg | border-coast guard = | link alias-coast guard = French Maritime Gendarmerie | flag alias-army = Flag of France.svg | link alias-army = French Army | link alias-naval = French Navy | flag alias-navy = Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg | link alias-navy = French Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
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Personal life
Hoare served as a lieutenant in the Army Service Corps during the First World War.[4]
References
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- 1884 births
- 1973 deaths
- Footballers from the London Borough of Lewisham
- People from Blackheath, London
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- England men's amateur international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Great Britain
- West Norwood F.C. players
- Thames Polytechnic F.C. players
- Bromley F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Glossop North End A.F.C. players
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- English Olympic competitors
- Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in football
- Royal Army Service Corps officers
- British Army personnel of World War I