For people of a similar name see Paul Rogers

Paul Rogers

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For the English footballer born 1989 see Paul Rodgers (footballer)

Paul Rodgers (footballer)

Paul Leo Henry Rodgers , Enfield, is an English professional footballer, who is currently plays for . He formerly played for and . Rodgers plays as a defender, either at centre half or full back.-Career:...

Paul Rogers (born 21 March 1965 in Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...

) is a retired English

England

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 footballer who played as a midfielder

Midfielder

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.

He started his career at non-league

Non-league football

Non-League football is football in England played at a level below that of the Premier League and The Football League. The term non-League was commonly used well before 1992 when the top football clubs in England all belonged to The Football League; all clubs who were not a part of The Football...

 club Sutton United

Sutton United F.C.

Sutton United Football Club is an English football club currently playing in the Conference South. They are based in Sutton, London, and play their home games at the Borough Sports Ground in Gander Green Lane....

, and was part of the team that defeated Coventry City

Coventry City F.C.

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 in the third round

Sutton United 2–1 Coventry City (1989)

Sutton United v Coventry City was a football match played on 7 January 1989 at Gander Green Lane, Sutton. The match was an FA Cup Third Round tie. It is notable for being the last time a club from the non-League beat a club from the highest tier of English football.The home-team, Sutton United,...

 of the 1988-89 FA Cup.

In January 1992, he joined Sheffield United

Sheffield United F.C.

Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...

, who were in the First Division

Football League First Division

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 at the time, for a fee of £35,000. He made over 120 league appearances for the club before moving to Notts County

Notts County F.C.

Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...

 in 1995. However, he soon moved again to Wigan Athletic

Wigan Athletic F.C.

Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...

 in 1997 following a successful loan spell. He made 100 league appearances for the club, and scored the winning goal for Wigan in the final of the Auto Windscreens Shield in 1999.

Rogers went on play at Brighton for four years before announcing his retirement from professional football in 2003. He joined Isthmian League

Isthmian League

The Isthmian League is a regional football league covering London and South East England featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. It is sponsored by Ryman, and therefore officially known as the Ryman League. It was founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area...

 side Worthing

Worthing F.C.

Worthing Football Club are an English association football club based in Worthing, West Sussex, currently playing in the Isthmian League Division One South...

 as a player-coach

Player-coach

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, where he stayed until finally bringing an end to his playing career in 2008.

In 2009, he joined Burgess Hill Town

Burgess Hill Town F.C.

Burgess Hill Town Football Club is an English association football club currently playing in Division One South of the Isthmian League, the eighth tier of English football...

 as a club coach.

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