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Title: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: GazLaz on February 24, 2026, 06:17:23 pm
The impending Billy Sharp retirement got me thinking. How many players of late have we had spend their final pro season with us?

Copps obviously a case in itself but…

Sharp
Wood
Tomlin
Lavery

Off the top of my head.
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: Fal on February 24, 2026, 06:54:55 pm
Its not of late but Quinton Fortune
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Post by: IDM on February 24, 2026, 07:01:03 pm
Bremner.!
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Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on February 24, 2026, 07:31:09 pm
The impending Billy Sharp retirement got me thinking. How many players of late have we had spend their final pro season with us?

Copps obviously a case in itself but…

Sharp
Wood
Tomlin
Lavery

Off the top of my head.

Yes, I think you need to define "of late" as there's probably alot who've had to pack in through injury etc.

Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: Ian Nimmo on February 24, 2026, 07:37:30 pm
Andy butler and Neil Sullivan
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Post by: ChrisBx on February 24, 2026, 08:20:38 pm
I saw Habib Beye had been named the new Marseille manager today. He didn't play for anyone after leaving us.
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: Juddy on February 24, 2026, 08:31:05 pm
Steve Brooker ? and that was some goal he scored ⚽️
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: ChrisBx on February 24, 2026, 08:36:12 pm
Steve Brooker ? and that was some goal he scored ⚽️

Crazy that we gave him a relatively long term contract!
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: MachoMadness on February 24, 2026, 08:44:54 pm
I saw Habib Beye had been named the new Marseille manager today. He didn't play for anyone after leaving us.
Fingers crossed his attitude to attending training has firmed up a bit since then.
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: DMnumber4 on February 24, 2026, 09:33:02 pm
RoShaun Williams!
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: Padge_DRFC on February 24, 2026, 10:03:14 pm
Rob Jones
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Post by: Chris Black come back on February 24, 2026, 10:28:53 pm
The ex Leeds centre back guy who played in Brighton game Sharp got dunked.
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: Draytonian III on February 24, 2026, 10:30:19 pm
Richard Naylor
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Post by: Pintolager on February 24, 2026, 11:04:45 pm
Tommy Rowe
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Post by: roversdude on February 24, 2026, 11:16:32 pm
Dougie
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Post by: Filo on February 25, 2026, 07:03:26 am
Lamine Diata, never played a game for us but was on the books
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: Rupee92ONLY on February 25, 2026, 01:18:35 pm
Lamine Diata, never played a game for us but was on the books

I think he was the one McKay signed and just did a job as his driver cos he was banned?
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: DRNaith on February 25, 2026, 08:11:01 pm
Kerry Dixon
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Post by: One_Matty_Lucas on February 26, 2026, 02:16:22 pm
Chris Black
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Post by: roversdude on February 26, 2026, 04:41:04 pm
Bending the rule a bit, Big Nev, Ian Snodin, Steve Nichol
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Post by: German Rover on February 26, 2026, 05:07:35 pm
Bending the rule a bit, Big Nev, Ian Snodin, Steve Nichol

Can't count Big Nev. He played in the Premier League after leaving us. Played for Bradford in 2000.
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: Northants Nomad on February 26, 2026, 05:18:25 pm
John Ryan - played his whole professional career with us before retiring.
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: DRNaith on February 26, 2026, 06:18:15 pm
Dave Penney
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Post by: roversdude on February 26, 2026, 08:05:50 pm
Bending the rule a bit, Big Nev, Ian Snodin, Steve Nichol

Can't count Big Nev. He played in the Premier League after leaving us. Played for Bradford in 2000.
Live and learn
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: Chris Black come back on February 26, 2026, 08:11:00 pm
Tommy Wright.
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: wilts rover on February 27, 2026, 09:07:02 am
Alan Worboys
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Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on February 27, 2026, 09:11:10 am
Kevin Hurlock. Another like Steve Brooker who was a class player who's injuries cost their retirement.
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: roversdude on February 27, 2026, 01:22:55 pm
Can remember him doing his knee was class though
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Post by: Draytonian III on February 27, 2026, 04:46:46 pm
Ian Nimmo
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Post by: Draytonian III on February 27, 2026, 04:53:45 pm
Hugh Dowd
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Post by: Ldr on February 27, 2026, 05:40:14 pm
Pretty much the whole
97/98 squad
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: Chris Black come back on February 27, 2026, 06:12:31 pm
Kevin Hurlock. Another like Steve Brooker who was a class player who's injuries cost their retirement.

Used to post on here while a player.
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: Draytonian III on February 27, 2026, 07:46:02 pm
He’s manager of  Maldon & Tiptree now, I saw an interview somewhere with the owner of the club, he was the first person in the UK to get a license to operate those premium number phone lines, 0898 etc . That’s as far as my personal knowledge goes which such things, apart I might have rung the Rovers one occasionally
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: streathamdave on February 27, 2026, 07:48:51 pm
Tommy Rowe
Technically speaking player coach at Man U although with U21 but has played 2 EFL Trophy matches.
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: Usher wide. on February 27, 2026, 10:39:18 pm
Chris Rabjohn.
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: Monkcaster_Rover on February 28, 2026, 01:12:36 am
Kevin Hurlock. Another like Steve Brooker who was a class player who's injuries cost their retirement.

Used to post on here while a player.

Did he? Didn’t know that.
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: drfchound on February 28, 2026, 02:57:53 am
Pat Lally played his last season in the FL with Rovers in 1982 and had a couple of years as a non league player with Burton Albion after that.
I assume he wasn’t a full time pro in his last couple of seasons with Burton.
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: Usher wide. on February 28, 2026, 08:50:46 am
Jamie Patterson.
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Post by: mrfrost82 on February 28, 2026, 09:53:24 am
Paul Barnes?
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Post by: Rupee92ONLY on February 28, 2026, 10:20:07 am
Jamie Patterson.

Hero. I might look through my old photos from Belle Vue days later.
Title: Re: Last Pro Year With Rovers
Post by: Filo on February 28, 2026, 10:40:57 am
Was going to day Denis Souza, but unbelievably he carried on as a pro with 3 more clubs after us