Evan Jenkin Edwards (14 December 1898 – 1958) was a Welsh footballer who scored 28 goals from 194 appearances in the Football League playing at outside left for Merthyr Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Swansea Town, Northampton Town, Darlington and Clapton Orient in the 1920s. He was on the books of Halifax Town without representing them in the League, and also played for Southern League clubs Mid-Rhondda United and Ebbw Vale.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Evan Jenkin Edwards[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1898[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bedlinog,[1] Wales | ||
| Date of death | 1958 (aged 59–60)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–1923 | Merthyr Town[a] | 80 | (10) |
| 1923–1925 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 63 | (12) |
| 1925 | Mid-Rhondda United | ||
| 1925–1926 | Swansea Town | 11 | (1) |
| 1926–1927 | Northampton Town | 11 | (2) |
| 1927–192? | Halifax Town | 0 | (0) |
| – | Ebbw Vale | ||
| 1928–1929 | Darlington | 25 | (3) |
| 1929–1930 | Clapton Orient | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edwards played for Wales in an amateur international match against England Amateurs in 1920. According to the Daily Express report, "E.J. Edwards, the Merthyr outside left, was the star artist of the Welsh attack, and his elusive runs and centres were a feature of the first half, but following change of ends he was kept well under control"; his team lost 9–0.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ Merthyr Town figures are for appearances in the Football League only, not those in the 1919–20 Southern Football League season.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Optimists of the North. Wolverhampton Wanderers". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ Beta (26 January 1920). "'Don eint heey eat Merthyr!' Welsh comment on a 9–0 Amateur defeat". Daily Express. London. p. 9.
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