Plymouth Argyle
Rory Fallon played for which team between Aug 2007 and Apr 2009?
Rory Fallon Rory Michael Fallon ( born 20 March 1982 ) is a New Zealand former professional footballer who played predominantly as a forward . He 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 . He was also capped by New Zealand a total of 24 times , scoring 6 goals . He represented his country at both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Nations Cup . He was born and raised in Gisborne . His father Kevin managed New Zealand over a four-year period in the 1980s . He retired from professional football in November 2017 . Playing career . Club career . Born in Gisborne , Fallon started his career at Barnsley , becoming a professional in 1999 after moving up through their trainee programme . He had just begun to cement his place in the first-team when he suffered a stress fracture of his foot , which saw him struggle to regain his place . 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 . Despite the departure of Tommy Mooney , Fallon found himself regularly on the bench in the 2004–05 season . He was loaned out to Yeovil Town to increase his confidence and he scored on his debut against Scunthorpe United . He 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 . 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 signed for League One team Swansea City in January 2006 for a fee believed to be £300,000 , the second highest fee ever paid by the Welsh club . A productive year followed for the striker , scoring 13 goals in all competitions from 48 appearances . This prompted interest from Championship side Plymouth Argyle and they paid £300,000 for Fallon on 19 January 2007 . Fallon had only started a handful of games for Plymouth Argyle , and had struggled to get into the team . 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 . It was only his fourth goal for the Pilgrims . The 2007–2008 campaign saw Fallon continue to be a regular bench warmer , but he continued with his optimistic attitude that he can become a first team regular , and even rejected a £250,000 move to League One side Southend United , in January 2008 . On 29 September 2009 , 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 . Fallon then scored the opening goal in Argyles next game against Scunthorpe United which they also won 2–1 . On the opening day of the 2010–11 season , Fallon played the full 90 minutes and was the provider for Luke Summerfields winning goal in Plymouths 1–0 win over pre-season promotion favourites Southampton . In November , he joined Ipswich Town on short loan , returning to Plymouth in January . In August 2011 , Fallon signed a one-month contract with Yeovil Town after a short trial and featured in all five of Yeovils games during that period . In September 2011 , he signed a two-year deal with Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen . Fallons time at Aberdeen was notable for his performances in the 2011–12 Scottish Cup . After scoring in Aberdeens 4–0 , 4th round victory over Forfar Athletic , he set up Aberdeens opener in the 5th round 2–1 win over Queen of the South . Fallon then scored both goals in the 2–1 quarter final win against Motherwell to become the Player of the Round . Although Aberdeen lost the semi-final at Hampden Park 2–1 against Hibernian , Fallons second half equaliser went on to be voted the PFA Goal of the Season . On 13 May 2013 Fallon was released by Aberdeen having scored three league goals in 35 appearances . Fallon joined Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone in July 2013 on a free transfer , the deal was completed in time for Fallon to play a part , if called upon , in St Johnstones UEFA Europa League second qualifying round tie against Norwegian Tippeligaen side Rosenborg . On 31 January 2014 , Fallon left St Johnstone by mutual consent . In February 2014 , Fallon joined Crawley Town until the end of the 2013–14 season . In September 2014 , Fallon joined Scunthorpe United on a short-term deal . Fallon scored on his Scunthorpe début in a 3–2 loss to Oldham Athletic on 27 September 2014 . In January 2016 , Fallon joined Bristol Rovers on non-contract terms until the end of the season . He made his debut as a 76th-minute substitute , in a 1–0 loss to Accrington Stanley F.C. . In the summer of 2016 , he Joined National League South club , Truro City F.C . as a player-coach but had his contract cancelled by mutual consent in December 2016 . On 26 July 2017 , Fallon joined National League side Torquay United , on non-contract terms , ahead of the 2017–18 season . He played one match for Dorchester Town . International career . Despite being born in New Zealand and having a father who coached New Zealand at the 1982 World Cup , Fallon chose to represent England at junior level . He played international football for England at U16 , U17 , U18 , U19 and U20 levels and switched when FIFA changed the eligibility rules . He did , however , represent New Zealand in an unofficial U-16 World Cup in France in 1998 where Wynton Rufer was the coach . Shortly after , he departed for England to be an apprentice at Barnsley . In January 2006 , New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert suggested that Fallon might still get a chance to represent New Zealand at senior level . Herbert claimed that the only reason why Fallon wasnt picked was due to lack of correspondence from FIFA regarding this matter . Fallon had until he was 21 years old to get clearance from FIFA to change nationalities . It found , however , that Fallon did not apply in the 2004 window to change allegiance for over-21s players . 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 . Under this criterion Fallon could not be available for New Zealand . On 3 June 2009 , FIFA Congress passed a motion removing the age limit for changing associations for players who had already played for a countrys national team at youth level under article 18 of the Regulations Governing the Application of the FIFA Statutes . This allowed for the possibility of Fallon again representing New Zealand . 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 . Fallon scored on debut in the match against Jordan , which New Zealand won 3–1 . On 14 November 2009 , Fallon headed home the only goal just before half-time in the second leg of New Zealands 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 . Fallon played in all three of New Zealands finals games . He recalled into the New Zealand camp for their World Cup play-off loss to Peru . On November 2017 , following the matches , he announced his international retirement . Coaching career . After retiring , Fallon worked with Plymouth Argyles under-14 players . In mid-October 2019 , Fallon was appointed assistant manager for the New Zealand national football team under manager Danny Hay . Career statistics . Club . Reference Personal life . Fallons mother , Mere , is of Māori descent . He has a brother called Sean and a sister called Bianca . Fallon owns a business selling ice cream for businesses and events across Yorkshire and Devon .