Eamonn Rogers
{{Short description|Irish footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Eamonn Rogers
| image =
|fullname = Edward Rogers
|height =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|04|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland
|currentclub =
|position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 1963–1965
| youthclubs1 = Blackburn Rovers
| years1 = 1965–1971
| years2 = 1971–1974
| years3 = 1974–1974
| clubs1 = Blackburn Rovers
| clubs2 = Charlton Athletic
| clubs3 = Northampton Town
| caps1 = 177
| caps2 = 39
| caps3 = 4
| totalcaps = 220
| goals1 = 39
| goals2 = 3
| goals3 = 1
| totalgoals= 43
| nationalyears1 = 1965–1966
| nationalyears2 = 1967–1972
| nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland U23
| nationalteam2 =
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalcaps2 = 19
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 5
}}
Eamonn Rogers (born 16 April 1947) is an Irish former footballer who made 220 appearances in the English Football League playing for Blackburn Rovers, Charlton Athletic and Northampton Town as a midfielder, defender and forward
Career
Rogers turned professional at Ewood Park in May 1965 and made his First Division debut in Rovers' 3-2 defeat at Stoke City four months later.
He was Rovers' joint top scorer in 1967-68 and 1970-71 seasons. Rogers made 177 Appearances for Rovers and scored 39 goals in all competitions. In 2006, he was voted into the Rovers fans team of the decade (1960's). He was also shortlisted for a place in the greatest of all time team.
He made an ill-advised move to Charlton Athletic in an exchange deal involving Barry Endean in October 1971 and spent two injury hit seasons there. He retired from professional football at the end 1973-74 season aged just 27.
He made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland national football team on 22 November 1967 in a 2-1 away win over Czechoslovakia and went on to win a total of 19 international caps and scored 5 times.
His brother John played for Shelbourne in the 1970s.
External links
- [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/eamonnrogers.html]
- [http://www.sunderlandecho.com/yesterdays/Pitt39s-a-big-hit.2030532.jp]
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Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Category:Charlton Athletic F.C. players
Category:Northampton Town F.C. players
Category:Association footballers from County Dublin
Category:Republic of Ireland men's international footballers
Category:Republic of Ireland men's under-23 international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:People from Crumlin, Dublin