Andrew Rogers (born 1 December 1956) is an English former professional footballer. Rogers, a midfielder, is most noted for playing for

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

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. He was released in 1978 and spent a brief spell with non-league Hampton before joining Southampton in 1979. Rogers was signed by

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. He featured for them in the

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semi-final at Villa Park.Where Are They Now
BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 January 2010. He scored a remarkable goal in the quarter-finals against Derby County at the

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, direct from a corner kick. 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. He saw out his career in

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, playing for

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and then Farnborough Town.

After football

Rogers now works as a probation officer in Devon. His son

Gabriel Rogers Gabriel Eric Rogers (born 14 February 2001) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder South West Peninsula League Premier Division West club Bude Town F.C., Bude Town. Career Early life and youth car ...

is a footballer for Torquay United.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Andy 1956 births People from Chatteris Living people English men's footballers Peterborough United F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Reading F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Cambridgeshire