Personal information | |||
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Full name | Walter Thomas Edwards | ||
Date of birth | (1923-02-11)11 February 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Llanelli, Wales | ||
Date of death | October 2000 (2000-11) (aged 77) | ||
Place of death | Lambeth, England | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
0000–1946 | Workington | ||
1946–1948 | Fulham | 2 | (0) |
1948 | Southend United | 12 | (1) |
1948–? | Leicester City | 3 | (1) |
1950–1952 | Bath City | ||
1952–1953 | Walsall | 12 | (0) |
1953–? | Oswestry | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Walter Thomas Edwards (11 March 1923 – October 2000) was a Welsh footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Fulham, Southend United, Leicester City and Walsall.
Edwards joined Fulham from Workington in August 1946. He joined Southend United for £2,000 in March 1948, then moved to Leicester City in December of that year for £3,500. After a period playing in the north of England, he moved to Bath City for the 1950–51 season, joining fellow new recruits Trevor Jones, Wilson Fairweather and George Adams. He joined Walsall in May 1952, then moved to Oswestry in July 1953.
References
- ^ "Tommy Edwards". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- "Bath City Building Strong Side". Bath Weekly Chronicle & Herald. 1 July 1950. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Past Players: Tommy Edwards". Bath City F.C. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
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