Eamonn Rogers
Eamonn Rogers (born 16 April 1947) is an Irish former footballer, who played for Blackburn Rovers F.C in the English Football League as a Midfielder, defender and forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward "Eamonn" Rogers | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1963–1965 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1971 | Blackburn Rovers | 177 | (39) |
| 1971–1974 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | (3) |
| 1974–1974 | Northampton Town | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 220 | (43) | |
| National team | |||
| 1965–1966 | Republic of Ireland U23 | 2 | (1) |
| 1967–1972 | Republic of Ireland | 19 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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 F.C. in the 1970s.