Andy Rogers (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrew Rogers | ||
Date of birth | 1 December 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Chatteris, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Chatteris Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1978 | Peterborough United | 29 | (1) |
1980–1981 | Southampton | 5 | (0) |
1981–1985 | Plymouth Argyle | 163 | (15) |
1985–1986 | Reading | 44 | (5) |
1986–1988 | Southend United | 45 | (2) |
Total | 286 | (23) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Andrew Rogers (born 1 December 1956) is an English former professional footballer. Rogers, a midfielder, is most noted for playing for Plymouth Argyle in the 1980s. He also played for Peterborough United, Southampton, Reading and Southend United.
Playing career
[edit]Rogers began his career with local club Chatteris Town before being signed by Peterborough United in 1975.[1] He was released in 1978 and spent a brief spell with non-league Hampton before joining Southampton in 1979. Rogers was signed by Plymouth Argyle in 1981 where he would be a prominent member of the first-team for the next four years, making 195 appearances in all competitions, scoring 19 goals.[2] He featured for them in the 1983–84 FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park.[3] He scored a remarkable goal in the quarter-finals against Derby County at the Baseball Ground, direct from a corner kick.[4]
He was signed by Reading in the summer of 1985, where he would make 44 league appearances for the Elm Park side, scoring 5 goals, before spending a season with Southend United.[5]
He saw out his career in non-league football, playing for Carshalton Athletic and then Farnborough Town.
After football
[edit]Rogers now works as a probation officer in Devon.[3] His son Gabriel Rogers is a footballer for Torquay United.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Peterborough United Newcastlefans. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ Andy Rogers Greens on Screen. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ a b Where Are They Now BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ The FA Cup Run Greens on Screen. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ Southend United Newcastlefans. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ Thomas, David (20 July 2015). "TORQUAY UNITED: Former Gulls Academy winger Gabriel Rogers gets England training camp call-up". Torquay Herald Express. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- 1956 births
- People from Chatteris
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Carshalton Athletic F.C. players
- Farnborough F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Cambridgeshire