Andy Rogers (footballer)
# Andy Rogers (footballer)

Andrew Rogers (born 1 December 1956) is an English former professional footballer. Rogers, a midfielder, is most noted for playing for Plymouth Argyle in the 1980s. He also played for Peterborough United, Southampton, Reading and Southend United.

## Playing career

Rogers began his career with local club Chatteris Town before being signed by Peterborough United in 1975. He was released in 1978 and spent a brief spell with non-league Hampton before joining Southampton in 1979. Rogers was signed by Plymouth Argyle in 1981 where he would be a prominent member of the first-team for the next four years, making 195 appearances in all competitions, scoring 19 goals. He featured for them in the 1983–84 FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park. He scored a remarkable goal in the quarter-finals against Derby County at the Baseball Ground, direct from a corner kick.

He was signed by Reading in the summer of 1985, where he would make 44 league appearances for the Elm Park side, scoring 5 goals, before spending a season with Southend United.

He saw out his career in non-league football, playing for Carshalton Athletic and then Farnborough Town.

## After football

Rogers now works as a probation officer in Devon. His son Gabriel Rogers is a footballer for Torquay United.

