Ronnie Rooke
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Leslie Rooke | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Guildford, Surrey, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 June 1985 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Bedford, Bedfordshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1933 | Guildford City | 19 | (20) |
| 1932–1933 | Woking | 25 | (29) |
| 1933–1936 | Crystal Palace | 18 | (6) |
| 1936–1946 | Fulham | 287 | (247) |
| 1946–1949 | Arsenal | 88 | (68) |
| 1949–1950 | Crystal Palace | 45 | (26) |
| 1951–1954 | Bedford Town | 136 | (96) |
| 1954–1956 | Haywards Heath Town | 71 | (67) |
| 1956–1957 | Addlestone | 23 | (13) |
| 1959–1961 | Bedford Town | 50 | (22) |
| Total | 762 | (594) | |
| International career | |||
| 1942 | England (wartime) | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1949–1950 | Crystal Palace (player-manager) | ||
| 1951–1953 | Bedford Town (player-manager) | ||
| 1954–1956 | Haywards Heath Town (player-manager) | ||
| 1956–1957 | Addlestone (player-manager) | ||
| 1959–1961 | Bedford Town (player-manager) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronald Leslie Rooke (7 December 1911 – 9 June 1985) 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.