Alan Rogers (footballer, born 1977)

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Alan Rogers
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-01-03) 3 January 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1997 Tranmere Rovers 57 (0)
1997–2001 Nottingham Forest 137 (0)
2001–2004 Leicester City 62 (0)
2003–2004Wigan Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2004Nottingham Forest (loan) 12 (0)
2004–2006 Nottingham Forest 33 (0)
2006Hull City (loan) 9 (0)
2006–2007 Bradford City 8 (0)
2007 Accrington Stanley 6 (0)
Total329(0)
International career
1998 England U21 3 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2013 Town Green AFC
2014–2015 Tranmere Rovers (academy) [1]
2015 Tranmere Rovers (staff) [1]
2015 Tranmere Rovers (caretaker)
2015–2016 Sligo Rovers (assistant) [2]
2016–2017 Burnley (academy) [3]
2017 Skelmersdale United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Rogers (born 3 January 1977) is an English retired footballer.

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Career

As a youngster, Rogers was on the books of Liverpool but didn't make it anywhere near the first team. So he reluctanty moved across the Mersey to Tranmere Rovers where he eventually won a place in the first team. He made his Tranmere debut in November 1995, coming on as a substitute in a league match against Grimsby Town.

In 1997 Nottingham Forest paid £2 million for him. At the time this was the highest transfer fee Tranmere received for a player. He spent several seasons at Forest before leaving for Leicester City. Rogers falsely claims to have scored twice for Leicester, with both goals coming in a League Cup tie against Hull City in September 2002. [4] He returned to Forest in 2004, but after a dispute with manager Gary Megson he went on loan to Hull. [5]

After a spell with Bradford City, he joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on 3 January 2007. He was sent off on his Accrington debut after a dangerous tackle on Notts County's David Pipe. [6] Rogers left Accrington at the end of the season, having appeared six times.

In April 2015, Rogers was appointed as caretaker-manager of Tranmere Rovers. [7]

In January 2017, Rogers was appointed manager of Northern Premier League Premier Division side Skelmersdale United. [8]

In April 2018, Rogers was found guilty of assault in Chorley magistrates court. [9]

In September 2022, Rogers and Steve Jennings were accused of trying to blackmail a Football Manager over gambling debts of nearly £1million. The case went to court but was dropped after the Manager decided they did not want to case to continue. [10]

Crypto

In 2019, Rogers entered Crypto space and have been promoting many crypto coins on his Twitter account.

In September 2022, Rogers revealed himself as one of the 8,000 affected investors from the Phoenix Community Capital, as he lost around $50,000 from an investment after Phoenix Community Capital became a ghost. [11]

In 2023, he became a part of SELF Crypto project, as Sports Ambassador. In March 2024 he and projects COO, Kim Bell, appeared on the 4th episode of show Killer Whales, Security. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 Alan Rogers Joins Tranmere Coaching Staff Archived 9 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine ‚ tranmererovers.co.uk, 9 January 2015
  2. Rogers hoping to lift Sligo Rovers' spirits as he joins Adams‚ independent.ie, 15 August 2015
  3. Alan Rogers - First Team - Skelmersdale United F.C Archived 8 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine ‚ pitchero.com
  4. "Hull 2-4 Leicester". BBC. 10 September 2002. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  5. "Rogers wants a new start". BBC Sport. 28 February 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
  6. "Accrington 1-2 Notts County". BBC Sport. 13 January 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
  7. "Tranmere players responsible for plight, says Alan Rogers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  8. Skelmersdale United announce new man at the helm
  9. Lopez, Jamie (13 April 2018). "Former Premier League star admits attacking business rival after pair fell out". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  10. Exclusive: Ex-pros accused of blackmailing ‘gambling addict’ football manager
  11. "Alan Rogers Betrayed By A Crypto Firm Linked To Parliamentary Groups | The Crypto Times". 28 February 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  12. Security, Killer Whales, 11 March 2024, retrieved 3 July 2024