Alan Rogers (footballer, born 1954)

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Alan Rogers
Personal information
Full name Alan James Rogers [1]
Date of birth (1954-07-06) 6 July 1954 (age 69) [1]
Place of birth Plymouth, [1] England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1979 Plymouth Argyle 117 (5)
1979–1984 Portsmouth 161 (15)
1984–1986 Southend United 87 (4)
1986–1987 Cardiff City 27 (1)
Total392(25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan James Rogers (born 6 July 1954) is an English former footballer who played as a winger.

A left-footed player, Rogers joined Plymouth Argyle as an apprentice in 1970. He made his debut three years later, and played his part in the team that reached the semi-finals of the League Cup in 1974. [3] The club won promotion back to the Football League Second Division one year later, but Rogers only made one league appearance due to injury. He joined Portsmouth in 1979, [1] and helped the club win two promotions in three years between 1980 and 1983. He went on to play for Southend United and Cardiff City prior to retiring from the professional game. He played a total of 454 league and cup games during his football career.

Rogers played non-league football for Falmouth Town and Saltash United, [3] before returning to Plymouth where he owned and ran the Swinton Hotel. [4] [5]

Rogers was inducted into the Portsmouth F.C. Hall of Fame in March 2018. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Alan Rogers". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  110. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. 1 2 "Alan Rogers". Greens on Screen. Steve Dean. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Plymouth Argyle". Where Are They Now. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  5. ↑ "Index". The Swinton Hotel. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  6. ↑ "Rogers humbled to join Pompey Hall of Fame". The News. Portsmouth. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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