Background
Rodger was born in Shoreham-by-Sea and played non-league football with Bognor Regis Town before he was signed by Palace in 1990 for £1,000.
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Simon Rodger
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He played the majority of his career with Crystal Palace, which a number of seasons in the Premier League. He also played in the Football League for Manchester City, Stoke City and Brighton & Hove Albion, and non-league for Bognor Regis Town and Woking. He made his debut for the Eagles away at Sheffield Wednesday at the age of 20 and soon established himself as a vital member to the first team at Selhurst Park.
He spent 11 seasons with Palace in what was a decade of instability at the club
They gained an instant return in 1993-1994 which was followed again by relegation in 1994-1995. Palace then suffered a third relegated from the top-tier in 1997-1998.
Palace remained in Division One and with Rodger having spent ten years at the club he was given a Testimonial against Tottenham Hotspur. In 2002, after a testimonial, Rodger was released by the club and after a short time with Woking, was signed by Brighton and Hove Albion, where he was reunited with former Palace manager Steve Coppell.
He finished his League career with the Seagulls.
Achievements
Membership
They were founding members of the Premier League but were relegated back to Division One in 1992-1993.
