Joseph Rooney (2 February 1917 – 5 May 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
[1] Rooney served as a private in the Gloucestershire Regiment during the Second World War.
[2] Deployed to Northern Ireland in late 1940, Rooney signed for Portadown in December 1940, but is not known to have appeared for the team.
[3] He was killed on 5 May 1941 during the Belfast Blitz and was buried at Walker (Christ Church) Churchyard.
This biographical article related to association football in England, about a defender born in the 1910s, is a stub.