Rodgers started off with local club Frickley Colliery and then Denaby United.
[2] He signed for Hull City in 1928, making 67 League appearances before being released at the end of the 1931–32 season.
[3] Doncaster signed him from Welsh club, Merthyr Town of the Southern League for the 1933–34 season.
[5] Rodgers was a regular feature in the side, with a few periods of competition with other full-backs.
Rodgers retired at the end of the season after a total of 183 league and cup games, and that one goal.