| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Lee Rodger | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-10-03)3 October 1971 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | Shoreham-by-Sea, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bognor Regis Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Bognor Regis Town | ||
| 1990–2002 | Crystal Palace | 276 | (11) |
| 1996 | →Manchester City (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 1997 | →Stoke City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2002 | Woking | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 36 | (2) |
| Total | 326 | (14) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Simon Lee Rodger (born 3 October 1971) is an English former professionalfootballer who played as adefensive midfielder from 1989 until 2004.
He played the majority of his career withCrystal Palace, including a number of seasons in thePremier League. He also played in theFootball League forManchester City,Stoke City andBrighton & Hove Albion, and innon-League football forBognor Regis Town andWoking.
Rodger was born inShoreham-by-Sea and played non-league football withBognor Regis Town before he was signed byPalace in 1990 for £1,000. He made his debut for the club, away atSheffield Wednesday, at the age of 20 and soon established himself as a vital member of the first team atSelhurst Park.[1] He spent 11 seasons with Palace in what was a decade of instability at the club. They were founding members of thePremier League but were relegated back to Division One in1992–93. They gained an instant return in1993–94 which was followed again by relegation in1994–95.
Promotion was again achieved in1996–97 through the play-offs, but Rodger spent time out on loan that season atManchester City (making eight appearances) andStoke City (making five appearances). Palace then suffered a third relegation from the top-tier in1997–98. Palace remained in Division One and with Rodger having spent ten years at the club he was given atestimonial againstTottenham Hotspur.[2] In 2002, after his testimonial, Rodger was released by the club and after a short time withWoking, was signed byBrighton and Hove Albion, where he was reunited with former Palace managerSteve Coppell. He finished his League career with Brighton.[3]
Rodger is currently not married, but has been married twice
Source:[4]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace | 1991–92 | First Division | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 1993–94 | First Division | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
| 1994–95 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1995–96 | First Division | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 1996–97 | First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1997–98 | Premier League | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 1998–99 | First Division | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 1999–2000 | First Division | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| 2000–01 | First Division | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 2001–02 | First Division | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| Total | 276 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 328 | 13 | ||
| Manchester City (loan) | 1996–97 | First Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Stoke City (loan) | 1996–97 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Woking | 2002–03 | Football Conference | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2002–03 | First Division | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 2003–04 | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| total | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 326 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 379 | 16 | ||