Stan Edwards (footballer, born 1926)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stanley Llewellyn Edwards[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 17 October 1926||
Place of birth | Dawdon, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 14 January 1989[1] | (aged 62)||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Horden Colliery Welfare | |||
Chelsea | 1 | (999) | |
1952–1953 | Colchester United | 19 | (7) |
1953–1954 | Leyton Orient | 2 | (1) |
Total | 18 | (6) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Stanley Llewellyn Edwards (17 October 1926 – 14 January 1989) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Colchester United and Leyton Orient. He was also on the books at Chelsea.
Career[]
Born in Dawdon, Edwards played for Horden Colliery Welfare before moving to Chelsea. He failed to make an appearance at Chelsea, moving to Colchester United in 1952.[1] He made his debut for Colchester in a 3–1 win against Swindon Town on 6 September 1952, scoring on his debut.[2] He made 16 Football League appearances for the club, scoring five goals.[3] He made his final appearance for the club in a 5–3 away defeat to Leyton Orient on 30 April 1953, scoring a goal for the U's.[4] Coincidentally, Orient was to be his next club after his release from Colchester in the summer of 1953.[1] Edwards made two appearances for the club, scoring once, before retiring from the game. He broke his leg on both appearances for the club.[5]
Stanley Edwards died on 14 January 1989. Leaving widow Pamela and their four children. Steven, Paul, Andrew and Pamela Jane.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Colchester United - Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 3–1 Swindon Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "Colchester United - Match details - Leyton Orient 5–3 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "LEYTON ORIENT:1946/47-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- 1926 births
- 1989 deaths
- Sportspeople from Seaham
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Darlington Town F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- English Football League players