Alan Rogers (footballer, born 1977)

Alan Rogers

Personal information
Date of birth	3 January 1977
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	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)
2003–2004	→ Wigan Athletic (loan)	5	(0)
2004	→ Nottingham Forest (loan)	12	(0)
2004–2006	Nottingham Forest	33	(0)
2006	→ Hull City (loan)	9	(0)
2006–2007	Bradford City	8	(0)
2007	Accrington Stanley	6	(0)
Total		329	(19)
National team
1998	England U21	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Alan Rogers (born 3 January 1977) is a retired English footballer who usually played at left-back.

Career

Rogers began his career with Tranmere Rovers before moving to Nottingham Forest in 1997, spending several seasons there 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.^[1] He returned to Forest in 2004, but after a dispute with manager Gary Megson he went on loan to Hull.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

References

1. "Hull 2-4 Leicester". BBC. 10 September 2002. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
2. "Rogers wants a new start". BBC Sport. 2006-02-28. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
3. "Accrington 1-2 Notts County". BBC Sport. 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
4. "Tranmere players responsible for plight, says Alan Rogers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

External links

• Alan Rogers career statistics at Soccerbase