Alan Rogers (footballer, born 1977)

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Alan Rogers
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-01-03) 3 January 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Tranmere Rovers 57 (2)
1997–2001 Nottingham Forest 137 (17)
2001–2004 Leicester City 62 (0)
2003–2004Wigan Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2004Nottingham Forest (loan) 12 (0)
2004–2006 Nottingham Forest 33 (0)
2006Hull City (loan) 9 (0)
2006–2007 Bradford City 8 (0)
2007 Accrington Stanley 6 (0)
Total 329 (19)
International career
1998 England U21 3 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2013 Town Green AFC
2014–2015 Tranmere Rovers (academy)[1]
2015 Tranmere Rovers (staff)[1]
2015 Tranmere Rovers (caretaker)
2015–2016 Sligo Rovers (assistant)[2]
2016–2017 Burnley (academy)[3]
2017 Skelmersdale United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Rogers (born 3 January 1977) is an English retired footballer.

Career[edit]

As a youngster Rogers was on the books of Liverpool until his dad fell out with one of the coaches.[4] He then moved across the Mersey to Tranmere Rovers and won a place in the side as fast, tough tackling left back. He made his Tranmere debut in November 1995, coming on as a substitute in a league match against Grimsby Town.

In 1997 Nottingham Forest paid £2 million for him. At the time this was the highest transfer fee Tranmere received for a player. He spent several seasons at Forest before leaving for Leicester City. Rogers scored twice for Leicester, with both goals coming in a League Cup tie against Hull City in September 2002.[5] He returned to Forest in 2004, but after a dispute with manager Gary Megson he went on loan to Hull.[6]

After a spell with Bradford City, he joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on 3 January 2007. He was sent off on his Accrington debut after a dangerous tackle on Notts County's David Pipe.[7] Rogers left Accrington at the end of the season, having appeared six times.

In April 2015, Rogers was appointed as caretaker-manager of Tranmere Rovers.[8]

In January 2017, Rogers was appointed manager of Northern Premier League Premier Division side Skelmersdale United.[9]

In April 2018, Rogers pleaded guilty to assault in Chorley magistrates court.[10]

In September 2022, Rogers and Steve Jennings were accused of trying to blackmail a Football Manager over gambling debts of nearly £1million. The case went to court but was dropped after the Manager decided they did not want to case to continue.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Alan Rogers Joins Tranmere Coaching Staff Archived 9 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine‚ tranmererovers.co.uk, 9 January 2015
  2. ^ Rogers hoping to lift Sligo Rovers' spirits as he joins Adams‚ independent.ie, 15 August 2015
  3. ^ Alan Rogers - First Team - Skelmersdale United F.C Archived 8 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine‚ pitchero.com
  4. ^ Alan Rogers / Undr The Cosh Podcast/ #55, archived from the original on 14 December 2021, retrieved 18 December 2019
  5. ^ "Hull 2-4 Leicester". BBC. 10 September 2002. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Rogers wants a new start". BBC Sport. 28 February 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
  7. ^ "Accrington 1-2 Notts County". BBC Sport. 13 January 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
  8. ^ "Tranmere players responsible for plight, says Alan Rogers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  9. ^ Skelmersdale United announce new man at the helm
  10. ^ Lopez, Jamie (13 April 2018). "Former Premier League star admits attacking business rival after pair fell out". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  11. ^ Exclusive: Ex-pros accused of blackmailing ‘gambling addict’ football manager

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