Andy Rogers (footballer) explained

Andy Rogers
Fullname:Andrew Rogers
Position:Midfielder
Birth Date:1 December 1956
Birth Place:Chatteris, England
Youthclubs1:Chatteris Town
Years1:1975–1978
Clubs1:Peterborough United
Caps1:29
Goals1:1
Years2:1980–1981
Clubs2:Southampton
Caps2:5
Goals2:0
Years3:1981–1985
Clubs3:Plymouth Argyle
Caps3:163
Goals3:15
Years4:1985–1986
Clubs4:Reading
Caps4:44
Goals4:5
Years5:1986–1988
Clubs5:Southend United
Caps5:45
Goals5:2
Totalcaps:286
Totalgoals:23

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/peterborough/peterborough.html Peterborough United
  2. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=711&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Andy Rogers
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6426535.stm Where Are They Now
  4. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/facup1984.asp The FA Cup Run
  5. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/southend/southend.html Southend United
  6. Web site: TORQUAY UNITED: Former Gulls Academy winger Gabriel Rogers gets England training camp call-up . Thomas . David . Torquay Herald Express . 20 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150728002309/http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/torquay-united-gulls-academy-winger-gabriel/story-27448311-detail/story.html . 28 July 2015 . 9 August 2018 .