Arnold Rodgers
English footballer
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Arnold William Rodgers (5 December 1923 – October 1993) was an English professional footballer who made over 230 Football League appearances in the years after the Second World War in a career for Huddersfield Town, Bristol City and Shrewsbury Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arnold William Rodgers | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
| Date of death | October 1993[1] | ||
| Place of death | Bristol, England[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1950 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | (17) |
| 1950–1956 | Bristol City | 195 | (106) |
| 1956 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rodgers had initially played for Huddersfield as a guest in 1942,[1] before he signed on full-time in 1946. After Shrewsbury Town he moved to Somerset where he was manager for non-league clubs Welton Rovers, which he helped to two losing first round appearances in the FA Cup (in 1964-65 and 1967–68), and Bath City from 1967 to 1971.[1]
Following retirement from football he ran a business in Bristol as a florist for 37 years until he died of a heart attack in October 1993, aged 69.[1]
