Ronnie Rooke Sports manager

Ronald Leslie "Ronnie" Rooke (7 December 1911 – July 1985) was an English-born footballer who played as a centre forward either side of World War II, and who later became a football manager.Born in Guildford, Surrey, Rooke started his playing career with Crystal Palace, who were at the time in the Third Division South. A centre forward, he mainly played for the Eagles' reserve side, only playing eighteen league matches and scoring four goals between 1932 and 1936. His main success came when he moved to Second Division Fulham in November 1936; he was the club's leading scorer for three consecutive seasons; in all he scored 57 goals in 87 league matches, including all six goals in a 6-0 FA Cup demolition of Bury, a club record.Rooke served in the RAF during World War II. In 1946, at the age of 35, he was signed by Arsenal.He scored 33 league goals for Arsenal in 1947-48, becoming the First Division's top scorer that season.Rooke left the Gunners in the summer of 1949 to rejoin his old club Crystal Palace. In November 1950 he moved on to Bedford Town.