Marc Edworthy
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Edworthy | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Derby County | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
Marc Edworthy (born December 24 1972 in Barnstaple) is an English professional footballer who started off playing for Bideford but is currently playing for Derby County.
He is a right-footed defender who usually plays at right back, but has occasionally been deployed at left back and central defence.
Edworthy began his career with Plymouth Argyle in 1991-1992 season. He played four seasons with the Pilgrims experiencing the lows of relegation and the heights of promotion. He finally left on June 9, 1995 for £350,000 to join Crystal Palace who had just been relegated from the Premiership. In his second season with the Eagles they won promotion to the Premiership but got relegated finishing the season in 19th position.
On 26 August 1998 he was bought by Premiership side Coventry City for £1,200,000. With the Sky Blues he again suffered relegation, this time from the Premiership. He left at the end of the 2001-2002 season to join Wolverhampton Wanderers.
He started his Wolves career on 31 August 2002, helping them get promoted to the Premiership. He left though to join Norwich City in the summer of 2003 on a free transfer.
In his first season with Norwich City he helped the Canaries win promotion to the Premiership. But again, he suffered relegation from the Premiership when Norwich finished in 19th place. He left in the summer of 2005 to join his current club Derby County, after a contract dispute with Norwich manager Nigel Worthington led to him becoming a free agent when his two-year deal expired. He was a member of the Derby sqaud that won promotion to the Premiership via the play-offs at the end of the 2006-07 season.
He has not played for Derby since their return to the Premiership, and has been linked with a return to Coventry City in the 2007-08 season.
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- Living people
- 1972 births
- People from Barnstaple
- English footballers
- Football (soccer) fullbacks
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players