Ernest Arthur Edwards (17 February 1892 – after 1931) was an English professional footballer who made 222 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Newport County and Southend United.[2] He played as a half back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Arthur Edwards | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Stourbridge, England | ||
| Place of death | Kidderminster, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Old Hill Unity | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) | |
| – | Kidderminster Olympic | ||
| 1911–1913 | Redditch Town | ||
| 1913–1919 | Birmingham | 17 | (0) |
| 1919 | Tipton Excelsior | ||
| 1919 | Merthyr Town | ||
| 1919–1923 | Newport County[a] | 113 | (0) |
| 1923–1926 | Southend United | 92 | (4) |
| 1926–19?? | Dudley Town | ||
| – | Merthyr Town | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edwards was born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire. He began his football career with clubs in and around the Black Country before joining Football League Second Division club Birmingham in April 1913.[3] He made his debut on 3 September 1913, in a 3–2 win at home to Stockport County, the first of a run of games at the start of that season, but played only rarely after that before the First World War put an end to League football.[4] Edwards played as a guest for Newport County in the wartime leagues, and after the war returned to the club where he played more than 100 games in the Third Division South.[2] In the 1927 close season Edwards joined Southend United, where he played nearly 100 games in all competitions,[5] and went on to play for Dudley Town and Merthyr Town[2] before retiring from the game in 1932.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ Appearances and goals for Newport County include only the Football League years.
References
edit- ^ Old Blue (29 August 1914). "The 1914–15 season at hand". Sports Argus. Birmingham. p. 1.
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 82. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Matthews, pp. 160–61.
- ^ "Ernie Edwards". Southend United Database. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2009.