Walter Rogers (born 1883; date of death unknown) was an English

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who played in the

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for

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Career

Rogers was born in

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and was an unused squad player at

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, before joining

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side

in 1907. His only appearance for Stoke which came in a 2–0 defeat away at

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on 15 February 1908. He left the

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at the end of the 1907–08 season, and later played for Southern League side

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Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Port Vale F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Reading F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players 1883 births Year of death missing {{England-footy-midfielder-1880s-stub