Joseph Edelston (27 April 1891 – 10 March 1970) was an English professional football player and manager, best remembered for his 17 years serving Fulham in the Football League as a player, caretaker manager and reserve team manager.[2][4][5] He also represented Hull City and Manchester City as a player and was included in the FA XI squad for a tour of South Africa in 1910.[1][6] Later in his career he managed Reading and worked for Brentford and Leyton Orient as a coach.[7][8] His son Maurice was also a footballer and later a successful sports broadcaster.[7]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Edelston[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Appley Bridge, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 March 1970 (aged 78)[1] | ||
| Place of death | London, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911–1912 | Appley Bridge | ||
| 1912 | St Helens Recreation | ||
| 1912–1920 | Hull City | 109 | (0) |
| 1920 | Manchester City | 6 | (0) |
| 1920–1924 | Fulham | 67 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1925–1937 | Fulham Reserves | ||
| 1934 | Fulham (caretaker) | ||
| 1934–1935 | Fulham (caretaker) | ||
| 1938–1939 | Brentford (assistant) | ||
| 1939–1947 | Reading | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 9. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (8 August 2013). MANCHESTER CITY: Player by Player. Amberley Publishing Limited.
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Hull City". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Joe Edelston 1935 | Fulham Football Club". www.fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Edelston Joe Image 2 Fulham 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "BRITISH FA XI TOURS". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 52. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ Moore, Tom (25 May 2017). "In pictures: Brentford FC in the 1920s and 1930s". getwestlondon. Retrieved 29 May 2017.