Rodger Wylde
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| Full name | Rodger Wylde | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
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Current team
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Chesterfield (physio) (Medical Consultant) |
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| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1980 | Sheffield Wednesday | 168 | (54) |
| 1980–1983 | Oldham Athletic | 113 | (51) |
| 1983–1984 | Sporting CP | 9 | (1) |
| 1984–1985 | Sunderland | 11 | (3) |
| 1985–1988 | Barnsley | 52 | (19) |
| 1987–1988? | → Rotherham United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1988–1989 | 26 | (12) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Chesterfield (physio)
Rodger Wylde, born in Sheffield, Yorkshire on 8 March 1954, is a former professional football player who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Oldham Athletic, Sporting CP, Sunderland, Barnsley and . Wylde played as a striker, he was good in the air but had fine skill on the ground for a tall man. In his final few years in football he took a degree in physiotherapy and has been the physiotherapist for Stockport County since he retired in 1988.
Rodger Wylde’s career lasted from 1972 to 1989 during which time he played 370 English league games, scoring 139 goals.
Roger Wylde joined Sheffield Wednesday as an apprentice straight from school in July 1971 and made his debut for the club on 18 November 1972 against Middlesbrough, he scored his first goal two weeks later on 2 December against Millwall. Wylde’s opportunities at Hillsborough were limited until the appointment of Len Ashurst as manager in October 1975. In the 1976-77 season he was top scorer for the club with 25 goals in all competitions and formed a fine attacking partnership with Tommy Tynan, between them they netted 40 goals that season.
Wylde continued to score goals regularly over the following two seasons and became a crowd favourite with Wednesday supporters who gave him the nickname "Oscar". Wylde’s trademark celebration after scoring a goal was to go on his knees with arms aloft in front of the fans. The 1979-80 season saw Wylde not playing as regularly for the team as Terry Curran, Ian Mellor and Andy McCulloch became the main forwards during Wednesday’s promotion that season from Division Three. He was sold by manager Jack Charlton midway through that season, with Wylde playing his final game on 16 February 1980 and moving to Oldham Athletic as a replacement for Vic Halom.
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