Ian Rodgerson (born 9 April 1966) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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. He played more than 500 games in the lower divisions of

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and in the

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. In all competitions he made more than 100 appearances for

Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...

, nearly 200 (in two spells) for

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

, and more than 300 for home-town club

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

. He went on to qualify as a chartered

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, going on to work in that capacity for Birmingham City F.C.'s

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and for Forest Green Rovers F.C. Rodgerson left his position at Forest Green in June 2010. Rodgerson returned to Edgar Street in June 2011 to become the club's new physiotherapist.

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* * 1966 births Living people Footballers from Hereford English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Hereford Lads Club F.C. players Hereford Pegasus F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Alumni of the University of Salford Hereford United F.C. non-playing staff Birmingham City F.C. non-playing staff Forest Green Rovers F.C. non-playing staff Cheltenham Town F.C. non-playing staff 20th-century English sportspeople {{England-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub