Tommy Rooney

Football player infobox
playername = Tommy Rooney
fullname = Tommy Rooney
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|12|30|df=y
cityofbirth = Liverpool
countryofbirth = England
height =
currentclub = The New Saints
position = Striker
years = 2003–2004
2004–2005
2005
2005–2007
2007
2007–2008
2008–
clubs = Tranmere Rovers
Macclesfield Town
Total Network Solutions
Vauxhall Motors
Leigh RMI
Cammell Laird
Vauxhall Motors
caps(goals) = 0 0(0)
1 0(0)
0 0(0)
pcupdate = 17:19, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Tommy Rooney (born 30 December 1984) is an English footballer who played for League Two club Macclesfield Town during the 2004–05 season as a striker and is now playing non-league football for Vauxhall Motors.

Career

Rooney, who is the cousin of Wayne Rooney,cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/3725677.stm| title=Macc sign Rooney cousin |date=2004-05-18 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2008-06-15] began his career at Tranmere Rovers, where he played in the youth and reserve sides but did not break into the first-team. He joined League Two club Macclesfield Town in May 2004 on a one-year contract and made two league and cup appearances for the club in the 2004–05 season.cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=38406&seasonid=134| title=Games played by Tommy Rooney in 2004/2005 |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Racing Post |accessdate=2008-06-15] He was one of several players released by Macclesfield in May 2005 following their defeat in the League Two play-offs [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/4584281.stm|title=Nine released by Macc boss Horton |date=2005-05-26|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-06-15] and joined Welsh Premier League champions Total Network Solutions on non-contract terms in July 2007. [cite news|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=27981|title=TNS snap up Rooney for Champions League tie!|date=2005-07-04|publisher=Non League Daily|accessdate=2008-06-15] After training with TNS during the summer, he dropped into non-league football, joining Conference North club Vauxhall Motors at the beginning of the 2005–06 season [cite news|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=29955|title=Brown delighted with Rooney - mark two|date=2005-09-30|publisher=Non League Daily|accessdate=2008-06-15] and later joining Leigh RMI [cite news|url=http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/football/RMI-sign-Rooney-.3253985.jp|title=RMI sign Rooney |date=2007-10-03|publisher=The Leigh Reporter|accessdate=2008-06-15] and Cammell Laird. [cite news|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=45416|title=Laird sign Rooney!|date=2007-10-05|publisher=Non League Daily|accessdate=2008-06-15] He rejoined Vauxhall Motors in July 2008.cite news|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=51434|title=Rooney back at Motors|date=July 19, 2008|publisher=Non League Daily|accessdate=2008-07-20]

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