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Arthur Rodgers (8 February 1907 – 1987) was an English footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Hull City and Doncaster Rovers.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 February 1907 | ||
Place of birth | Frickley, England | ||
Date of death | 1987 (aged 79–80) | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Frickley Colliery | |||
−1928 | Denaby United | ||
1928–1932 | Hull City | 67 | (?) |
1932–1933 | Merthyr Town | ||
1933–1939 | Doncaster Rovers | 176 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rodgers started off with local club Frickley Colliery and then Denaby United.[2]
He signed for Hull City in 1928, making 67 League appearances before being released at the end of the 1931–32 season.[3]
Doncaster signed him from Welsh club, Merthyr Town of the Southern League for the 1933–34 season.[4] He made his first appearance the following season in a 2–0 home win against Southport on 4 September 1934. His only goal for the club was the significant winner in a 2–1 victory at Wrexham on 27 April 1935,[4] which clinched the Division 3 (North) title, winning promotion for Doncaster to Division 2.[5]
Rodgers was a regular feature in the side, with a few periods of competition with other full-backs. He played every league and FA Cup game in 1937–38. At the start of the following season, Albert Walker, a left−back, arrived from West Ham as part of an exchange for Arthur Banner, and replaced Rodgers a few games into the season. He then went on to make a few appearances as right-back, his last game being against Halifax Town on 18 October. Rodgers retired at the end of the season after a total of 183 league and cup games, and that one goal.[4]
Doncaster Rovers
Champions 1934–35
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