Jim Rodger
James McPhail Rodger (15 September 1933 – 3 May 2024) was a Scottish footballer.[1] An inside forward[1] and a right winger,[2] Rodger played for Rangers, St Mirren, Newport County, Hearts, Queen of the South and East Fife. During his football career, Rodger taught Maths at Hamilton Academy and moving from St Mirren to Hearts at this time. He later became Headmaster at Portree High School. He died on 3 May 2024, at the age of 90.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Jim Rodger". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ↑ Jim Rodger at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ↑ "St Mirren pay condolences following sad passing of Jim Rodger". St. Mirren F.C. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jim Rodger at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Jim Rodger Archived 5 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine, London Hearts Supporters' Club
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- 1933 births
- 2024 deaths
- People from Cleland, North Lanarkshire
- Scottish men's footballers
- Footballers from North Lanarkshire
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Men's association football wingers
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Rangers F.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Queen of the South F.C. players
- East Fife F.C. players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football forward, 1930s birth stubs