Walter Rogers (footballer)
Footballer (1883-?)
Walter Rogers (born 1883; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.
Career
Rogers was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and was an unused squad player at Burslem Port Vale, before joining Football League Second Division side Stoke in 1907. His only appearance for Stoke which came in a 2–0 defeat away at Glossop on 15 February 1908. He left the Victoria Ground at the end of the 1907–08 season, and later played for Southern League side Reading.
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