Graham Rodger

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Graham Rodger
Personal information
Full name	Graham Rodger
Date of birth	1 April 1967 (1967-04-01) (age 41)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	6' 2" (1.88m)
Playing position	Defender
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 U21	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 Scottish born former professional footballer and football manager. He was appointed 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 dismissed on 6 November 2006 after five months in charge with the club third from bottom of the Football League. Watkiss replaced him on a caretaker basis.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Honours 2.1 Coventry City 3 References and notes 4 External links

[edit] Playing career

The highpoint of Graham's playing days was his FA Cup win in 1987. Playing against the favourites Tottenham Hotspur, Coventry City secured a memorable extra-time victory. Graham featured as a substitute for the injured captain Brian Kilcline late in normal time, and played an important part in the winning goal^[1] with a superb pass through several players to Lloyd McGrath which resulted in the goal seconds later.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Coventry City

• FA Cup Winner: 1987

[edit] References and notes

1. ^ 1987 FA Cup Final

[edit] External links

• Graham Rodger career stats at Soccerbase
• Graham Rodger management career stats at Soccerbase

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