Mike Rogan is one of a select few players who made over 400 League and Cup appearances for Workington Reds.
He was a teenager when he made his League debut at Oldham after he had become Workington’s first ever apprentice professional a couple of years earlier.
Mike was recognised as one of the best young goalkeepers in the lower Leagues, which prompted a personal look by Bill Shankly. In the end he decided another young keeper fitted the bill – and signed Ray Clemence instead.
A non-smoking, non-drinking clean living young man, Mike spent his spare money on records and still has a large collection of records, along with football programmes, speedway programmes and treasured Charles Buchan Football Monthly magazines.
You can hear about his career, his collections and his final years in football at Stockport County here:
