Ernie Edwards
| 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 | |||
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.
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.
- 1892 births
- Footballers from Stourbridge
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- Redditch United F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Merthyr Town F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Dudley Town F.C. players