Ted Rodgerson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Rodgerson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1891[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 January 1962 (aged 70)[2][3] | ||
| Place of death | Sunderland,[3] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–1913 | Boldon Colliery Welfare | ||
| 1913 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1913–1914 | Castleford Town | ||
| 1914–1919 | Southend United | ||
| 1919–1920 | Bury | 13 | (3) |
| 1920–1922 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 53 | (11) |
| 1922–1923 | Clapton Orient | 0 | (0) |
| 1924 | Torquay United | ||
| 1924–1925 | Taunton United | ||
| Southwick (Durham) | |||
| Murton Colliery Welfare | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edward Rodgerson (3 April 1891 – 8 January 1962) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Bury and Brighton & Hove Albion He was also on the books of Huddersfield Town and Clapton Orient without playing for either in the league, and played non-league football for a variety of clubs.[1][2]
Life and career
[edit]Rodgerson was born in Sunderland in 1891,[1] the son of Ralph Rodgerson, a ropemaker, and his wife Mary.[5] The 1911 Census finds the family living at Boldon Colliery where Rodgerson worked as a putter.[6]
He played football for Boldon Colliery Welfare, and in 1913, described in the Athletic News as "a forward of the fast, pushful order, with a dangerous rush near goal", joined Football League Second Division club Huddersfield Town.[7] He did not break through to the first team, and by October was playing for Castleford Town of the Midland League.[8] At the end of the season he joined Southern League club Southend United.[4]
He made his Football League debut after the war with Bury in the Second Division, and scored three goals from 13 Second Division matches, including the winner against Wolverhampton Wanderers and the opening goal in a 2–1 win against South Shields.[2][9]
Rodgerson moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion ahead of their first season in the newly formed Third Division of the Football League. He played in their opening fixture, and remained a regular selection until an injury sustained in an FA Cup tie in January 1922 finished his professional career. An attempted Football League comeback with Clapton Orient came to nothing,[4] but he played Southern League football for Torquay United[10][11] and Taunton United[12] before returning to his native north-east of England where he played non-league football for teams including Southwick and Murton Colliery Welfare.[2]
The 1939 Register finds Rodgerson living with his wife, Amy, in Moreland Street, Sunderland, and working as a gravedigger.[13] He was still resident at the same address when he died in 1962 at the age of 70.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b c d e "Player search: Rodgerson, E (Ted)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "Wills and probate 1858–1996: Rodgerson 1962". UK Probate Service. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ "Mary A Rodgerson". Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. RG12/4148 47 – via Ancestry Library Edition.
- ^ "Edward Rodgerson". Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. RG14/30387 – via Ancestry Library Edition.
- ^ "Huddersfield Town". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5.
- ^ "Castleford Town v. Sheffield United". Yorkshire Post. 27 October 1913. p. 5.
For this match the team had two new men, Cannon centre and Rodgerson at inside left.
- ^ "Bury v. South Shields". Yorkshire Post. 27 October 1919. p. 10.
- ^ "Orient's prospects". Daily Herald. London. 23 August 1923. p. 7.
- ^ "Southern League, Torquay United outplay Argyle reserves". Western Morning News. Plymouth. 31 December 1923. p. 2.
- ^ "Argyle Reserves. Home Park victory over Taunton United". Western Morning News. Plymouth. 1 September 1924. p. 2.
- ^ "Edward Rodgerson". 1939 England and Wales Register. RG101/2720G FDKW – via Ancestry Library Edition.
- 1891 births
- 1962 deaths
- Footballers from Sunderland
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Boldon Colliery Welfare F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Castleford Town F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Taunton Town F.C. players
- Southwick F.C. (Durham) players
- Murton A.F.C. players
- Midland Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen