Arnold Rodgers

Arnold Rodgers

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(s)	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

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.

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]

References

1. Jones, Mike (2008). Meadow Meastros & Misfits. Janet Beasley, Shrewsbury. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-9548099-2-8.

• Ian Thomas & others (2007). 99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History. Huddersfield Town Football Club. ISBN 978-0-9557281-0-5.