Andy Rogers (footballer)

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Andy Rogers
Personal information
Full name Andrew Rogers
Date of birth (1956-12-01) 1 December 1956 (age 66)
Place of birth Chatteris, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Chatteris Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total286(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.

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Playing career

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

Rogers now works as a probation officer in Devon. [3] His son Gabriel Rogers is a footballer for Torquay United. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Peterborough United Newcastlefans. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  2. ↑ Andy Rogers Greens on Screen. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  3. 1 2 Where Are They Now BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  4. ↑ The FA Cup Run Greens on Screen. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  5. ↑ Southend United Newcastlefans. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  6. ↑ 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.
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