Ronnie Rooke
English association footballer and manager (1911-1985)
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Lived 1911–1985, aged 74United Kingdom
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Ronald Leslie Rooke was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. During his three decades' playing career, he scored at least 934 goals in 1030 official matches, among which more than 768 league goals at all levels. According to the RSSSF, he is the best league goalscorer of all time, and the fourth overall behind Erwin Helmchen, Josef Bican and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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- Bedford Town F.C.1950
- Crystal Palace F.C.1949–1950
- Arsenal F.C.1946–1949
- Fulham F.C.1936–1946
- Crystal Palace F.C.1933–1936
- Guildford City F.C.
- Woking F.C.
- England men's national association football team
19331950
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| 1949–1950 | 45 | 26 |
| 1946–1949 | 88 | 68 |
| 1936–1946 | 105 | 69 |
| 1933–1936 | 18 | 6 |
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