Rory Michael Fallon (born 20 March 1982) is a New Zealand former professional footballer who played predominantly as a forward.
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.
After breaking into the team he scored a number of important goals in the 2003–04 campaign; including an overhead kick from the edge of the box to secure a point against Bristol City.
After Sam Parkin was sold in summer 2005, Fallon was given greater opportunities to play at Swindon, scoring on his return to action against Nottingham Forest.
He 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.
[13] Although Aberdeen lost the semi-final at Hampden Park 2–1 against Hibernian,[14] Fallon's second half equaliser went on to be voted the PFA Goal of the Season.
Fallon joined Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone in July 2013 on a free transfer,[16] the deal was completed in time for Fallon to play a part, if called upon, in St Johnstone's UEFA Europa League second qualifying round tie against Norwegian Tippeligaen side Rosenborg.
[23] On 26 July 2017, Fallon joined National League side Torquay United, on non-contract terms, ahead of the 2017–18 season.
He played international football for England at U16, U17, U18, U19 and U20 levels and switched when FIFA changed the eligibility rules.
Herbert claimed that the only reason why Fallon wasn't picked was due to lack of correspondence from FIFA regarding this matter.
This year-long window was made available by FIFA upon introduction of a rule which allows players with dual nationality to switch their allegiance before their 21st birthday.
[26] In August 2009, Fallon was called up to the New Zealand squad for a friendly against Jordan the following month and the crucial two-legged World Cup play-off matches against Bahrain later in the year.
[31] In November 2021, Fallon was appointed head of youth development at Wellington Phoenix, also coaching the under-19s team[32] before becoming manager Waterside Karori of the Central League in December 2023.
[33] In January 2024, Waterside Karori announced that they had ended Fallon's contract by way of mutual consent before the season started.