27 Facts About Rory Fallon

Rory Michael Fallon was born on 20 March 1982 and is a New Zealand former professional footballer who played predominantly as a forward.

Rory Fallon is currently head of youth development at Wellington Phoenix.

Rory Fallon previously played for Barnsley, Shrewsbury Town, Swindon Town, Swansea City, Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Yeovil Town, Aberdeen, St Johnstone, Bristol Rovers, Scunthorpe United, Dorchester Town.

Rory Fallon was capped by New Zealand a total of 24 times, scoring 6 goals.

Rory Fallon represented his country at both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Nations Cup.

Rory Fallon was signed for an undisclosed fee by Swindon Town in November 2003 after a number of impressive performances against them with Barnsley, which caught the eye of manager Andy King.

Rory Fallon was loaned out to Yeovil Town to increase his confidence and he scored on his debut against Scunthorpe United.

Rory Fallon failed to score in the remainder of the season, but a red card for kicking Huddersfield Town defender David Mirfin in the face meant he missed the opening two games of the following season.

Rory Fallon had only started a handful of games for Plymouth Argyle, and had struggled to get into the team.

Rory Fallon went without a competitive goal at Home Park until 19 January 2008, exactly one-year after he signed for the club, when he scored a second half equaliser against Southampton.

On 29 September 2009, Rory Fallon scored the winning goal for Plymouth against Peterborough United earning the Pilgrims their first win of the season after seven straight defeats, lifting them off the bottom of the table.

On 13 May 2013 Rory Fallon was released by Aberdeen having scored three league goals in 35 appearances.

Rory Fallon joined Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone in July 2013 on a free transfer, the deal was completed in time for Rory Fallon to play a part, if called upon, in St Johnstone's UEFA Europa League second qualifying round tie against Norwegian Tippeligaen side Rosenborg.

On 31 January 2014, Rory Fallon left St Johnstone by mutual consent.

In September 2014, Rory Fallon joined Scunthorpe United on a short-term deal.

In January 2016, Rory Fallon joined Bristol Rovers on non-contract terms until the end of the season.

Rory Fallon played international football for England at U16, U17, U18, U19 and U20 levels and switched when FIFA changed the eligibility rules.

Rory Fallon did represent New Zealand in an unofficial U-16 World Cup in France in 1998 where Wynton Rufer was the coach.

Herbert claimed that the only reason why Rory Fallon wasn't picked was due to lack of correspondence from FIFA regarding this matter.

Rory Fallon had until he was 21 years old to get clearance from FIFA to change his association.

On 14 November 2009, Rory Fallon headed home the only goal just before half-time in the second leg of New Zealand's World Cup qualifier against Bahrain, to send New Zealand to the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, their first appearance at the finals in 28 years.

Rory Fallon played in all three of New Zealand's finals games.

Rory Fallon was recalled into the New Zealand camp for their World Cup play-off loss to Peru in November 2017.

In mid-October 2019, Rory Fallon was appointed assistant manager for the New Zealand national football team under manager Danny Hay.

In November 2021, Rory Fallon was appointed head of youth development at Wellington Phoenix, coaching the under-19s team before becoming manager Waterside Karori of the Central League in December 2023.

Rory Fallon has a brother called Sean and a sister called Bianca.

Rory Fallon owns a business selling ice cream for businesses and events across Yorkshire and Devon.