Graham Rodger
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Grimsby Town (Community Coach) |
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| Youth career | |||
| – | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| 1985–1989 | Coventry City | 36 | (2) |
| 1989–1992 | Luton Town | 28 | (2) |
| 1992–1998 | Grimsby Town | 147 | (11) |
| Total | 212 | (15) | |
| National team | |||
| 1987 | England U21 | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004 | Grimsby Town (Caretaker) | ||
| 2006 | Grimsby Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Graham Rodger (born 1 April 1967) is a Scottish-born English former professional footballer and football manager who now works as a community coach and scout for League Two side Grimsby Town.
As a player, he was a defender from 1984 until 1998 for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City and Luton Town before finishing his career with a six-year stint at Grimsby Town, where he retired in 1998 following the club's promotion to Football League First Division. Since his retirement from the playing side of the game Rodger has remained with Grimsby, firstly holding the position of community coach and later assistant manager and caretaker manager. In 2006, he had a brief stint as the club's permanent manager but was dismissed after 5 months in charge. Shortly after his dismissal he was brought back to the club once again taking up his role in the community.
The highpoint of Graham's playing days was his FA Cup win in 1987. Playing against the favourites Tottenham Hotspur, Coventry City secured a memorable extra-time victory. Graham featured as a substitute for the injured captain Brian Kilcline late in normal time, and played an important part in the winning goal with a superb pass through several players to Lloyd McGrath which resulted in the goal seconds later. Rodger transferred to Grimsby Town in 1992 and was an ever-present Defender for the club for the next six seasons. He was a regular for the club up until his final season, in which he was a part of the historic 1997/1998 Promotion team. He was released by manager Alan Buckley in the summer of 1998, and after training with Hull City he retired from professional football.
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