Martyn Rogers Explained

Martyn Rogers
Birth Date:7 March 1955
Birth Place:Bristol, England
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Tiverton Town (manager)
Youthyears1:1973–1974
Youthclubs1:Bristol City
Years1:1974–1979
Clubs1:Bath City
Years2:1979–1985
Clubs2:Exeter City
Caps2:131
Goals2:5
Years3:1986
Clubs3:Weymouth
Caps3:132
Goals3:?
Years4:1987–1993
Clubs4:Tiverton Town
Manageryears1:1992–2010
Managerclubs1:Tiverton Town
Manageryears2:2011
Managerclubs2:Weymouth
Manageryears3:2014–2023
Managerclubs3:Tiverton Town

Martyn Rogers (born 7 March 1955) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender and most recently was manager of Tiverton Town.

Career

Rogers was born in Bristol. His playing career included spells at Exeter City and Bristol City. In 1992, he was appointed player-manager of non-league Tiverton Town where he remained as manager until 21 May 2010 having tendered his resignation on 18 May 2010.

Earlier in 2010, he met Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson as part of the celebrations surrounding his 1,000th game in charge of Tiverton - a feat shared by Ferguson.

On 15 June 2010, it was announced that newly promoted Premier League side Blackpool would visit Ladysmead to celebrate Rogers 20 years in charge. A team selected by Rogers will face Ian Holloway's strongest eleven, and will be the first game they play as a Premier League side. The match took place on Friday 16 July and was Rogers testimonial match.[1]

After being in charge of the club for over 1,000 games, Martyn Rogers tendered his resignation as manager of Tiverton Town on 18 May 2010, to take effect from 21 May.[2] Chris Vinnicombe was appointed manager at a Ladysmead press conference on 7 June.[3]

On 15 January 2011, Rogers returned to management when he was named new manager of Weymouth. He successfully avoided relegation from the 2010-11 Southern League Premier Division by just two points, despite having a ten-point deduction. Rogers left Weymouth on 20 May 2011 after failing to agree on a budget for next season.

Rogers joined Southern League Division One South and West side Taunton Town as assistant-manager in August 2012 after he was out of the game for two years.[4]

In May 2013, he joined Devon FA as Commercial Manager.In May 2014, he re-joined Tiverton Town as manager following the resignation of John Clarkson.On October 12, 2023, Rogers parted ways with Tiverton Town.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tangerines to play at Tivvy . https://archive.today/20120914001635/http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/sport/Tangerines-play-Tivvy/article-2286617-detail/article.html . dead . 14 September 2012 . 10 June 2010 . . 10 June 2010 .
  2. News: Martyn Rogers resigns from Tiverton Town . 18 May 2010 . . 18 May 2010.
  3. Web site: Vinni poised to be unveiled as the new Tiverton Town manager . https://archive.today/20120915095728/http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/sport/Vinni-poised-unveiled-new-Tiverton-Town-manager/article-2273371-detail/article.html . dead . 15 September 2012 . 7 June 2010 . . 7 June 2010 .
  4. Web site: Martyn Rogers Joins Taunton Town as Assistant-Manager . August 2012 . Southern League Clubs . 13 August 2012 .