Jimmy Rooney

Football player infobox
playername = Jimmy Rooney
fullname = James Rooney
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1945|12|10
cityofbirth = Dundee
countryofbirth = Scotland
height =
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = left midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1964-1965 1965-1966 1966-1967 1968-1969 1970-1971 1972-1976 1977-1978 1979
clubs = Lochee Harp Peterborough United Montrose F.C. Lions Prague APIA Leichhardt Club Marconi Fitzroy Alexander
caps(goals) = 7 (2)
nationalyears = 1971-1980
nationalteam = flagicon|Australia Australia
nationalcaps(goals) = 99 (6)
pcupdate = 7 August 2007
ntupdate = 7 August 2007

James "Jimmy" Rooney (born December 10, 1945 in Dundee, Scotland) [ [http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1974/groupa_ger_v_aus.html Match report] , including date of birth] is a former football (soccer) player. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany.

Rooney was a left sided midfielder who played first team football with Lochee Harp, Peterborough United and Montrose F.C. in the United Kingdom, before emigrating to Melbourne, Australia in the late 1960s. He was an instant success there with Lions before transferring to Sydney to join the Prague club in 1970, and later playing at APIA Leichhardt, in the New South Wales First Division. In 1977, with APIA not joining the newly formed National Soccer League, Rooney joined Marconi Fairfield for two seasons, before moving back to Victoria where he played with Fitzroy Alexander and Croydon City

He made his Australian debut against the England in 1971, going on play 99 times for his country in a career spanning a decade. He was Australia's first choice midfielder in the 1974 World Cup campaign, earning himself many admirers for his hard tackling and ball distribution. The Jimmy Rooney Medal, awarded from 1992 onwards to the man of the match in the Victorian Premier League Grand Final, was named in his honour.

He has recently settled to a managerial role of Victorian senior team, Eastern Lions, and also hosts a junior training program. He is also currently the head coach of the first eleven soccer team at St. Kevin's College, Melbourne, Australia.

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