Arthur Rodgers (footballer)

Arthur Rodgers
Personal information
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)
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Frickley Colliery
−1928	Denaby United
1928–1932	Hull City
1932–1933	Merthyr Town
1933–1939	Doncaster Rovers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Playing career

Rodgers started off with local club Frickley Colliery and then Denaby United.^[2]

Hull City

He signed for Hull City in 1928, making 67 League appearances before being released at the end of the 1931–32 season.^[3]

Doncaster Rovers

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]

Honours

Doncaster Rovers

Third Division North

Champions 1934–35

References

^ "Doncaster Rovers. Duplicated. Two men for every job". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "ARTHUR RODGERS HULL CITY 1928–1932 VERY RARE ORIGINAL HAND SIGNED CUTTING/CARD". Ebay. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b "IT IS not just a well-worn cliche to describe Hull City's loyal fans as long-suffering. They quite simply have been – too often for too long". Hull Daily Mail. 11 March 2000. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879–2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.
^ ^a ^b "League Table 1934/1935". doncasterrovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

[1] "Doncaster Rovers. Duplicated. Two men for every job". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.

[card-2] "ARTHUR RODGERS HULL CITY 1928–1932 VERY RARE ORIGINAL HAND SIGNED CUTTING/CARD". Ebay. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

[mail-3] "IT IS not just a well-worn cliche to describe Hull City's loyal fans as long-suffering. They quite simply have been – too often for too long". Hull Daily Mail. 11 March 2000. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

[bluff-4] Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879–2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.

[drfc-5] "League Table 1934/1935". doncasterrovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

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