Graham Rodger

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Graham Rodger
Personal information
Full name Graham Rodger
Date of birth 1 April 1967
Place of birth    Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6' 2" (1.88m)
Playing position Manager
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1984-85
1985-89
1989-92
1992-98
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Coventry City
Luton Town
Grimsby Town
1 (0)
36 (2)
28 (2)
147 (11)   
National team
1987 England Under-21s 4 (0)
Teams managed
2004
2006
Grimsby Town (Caretaker)
Grimsby Town

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Graham Rodger is a former professional footballer and football manager. He became manager of Grimsby Town on 5 June 2006, following the departure of Russell Slade, with Stuart Watkiss becoming his assistant. Rodger had previously been assistant to the three previous managers, including Slade, and had had a spell as caretaker manager. He was sacked on 6 November 2006 after 5 months in charge, and the club being 3rd from bottom of the Football League. Watkiss replaced him on a caretaker basis.

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[edit] Playing career

The highpoint of Graham's playing days is his FA Cup win in 1987. Playing against the highly fancied Tottenham Hotspur, Coventry City pulled off a memorable extra time victory. Graham featuring as a substitute for injured captain Brian Kilcline, and played an important part in the winning goal[1]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Coventry City

[edit] References and notes

  1. ^ 1987 FA Cup Final

[edit] External links

Preceded by
Paul Groves
Grimsby Town caretaker manager
2004
Succeeded by
Nicky Law
Preceded by
Russell Slade
Grimsby Town manager
2006
Succeeded by
Stuart Watkiss (caretaker)