David Edwards (soccer player, 1925)

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David Edwards
Personnel
Surname David Arthur Edwards
birthday December 14, 1925
place of birth Llangollen ,  Wales
date of death March 4, 2001
Place of death Harrogate ,  England
position Center forward , half forward
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
Llangollen
1949-1950 Wrexham AFC 1 (1)
1 Only league games are given.

David Arthur Edwards (born December 14, 1925 in Llangollen , † March 4, 2001 in Harrogate ) was a Welsh football player .

Career

Edwards came in November 1949 as an amateur to third division AFC Wrexham , at that time he was a lieutenant in the army . Shortly before, he had played as a half- forward with Llangollen against Wrexhams Reserve, and he was also active in the army team Western Command .

For his only competitive game for the club Edwards came under coach Les McDowall on March 4, 1950 on the occasion of a 1: 3 defeat at AFC New Brighton , when he replaced Ron Wynn on the center forward position . Although his performance was judged favorably by the press, in particular he was praised for his "clever ball distribution" and because he regularly brought anxious moments to the "Rakers defensive [Note: Nickname of the AFC New Brighton]." With Jack Atkinson as an opponent he had " few opportunities to shine ”, yet he scored the consolation goal for Wrexham. Edwards subsequently no longer appeared for the club, and no information is available about his further career.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ David Edwards in the database of barryhugmansfootballers.com (English). Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Gareth M. Davies & Peter Jones: The Racecourse Robins from Adams to Youds . Gareth M. Davies and Peter Jones, Ynys Mon 1999, ISBN 0-9524950-1-5 , pp. 79 .
  3. ^ Three Wrexham Signings - Two Moves . In: Western Mail , November 16, 1949, p. 5.  (link subject to charge)
  4. ↑ cf. Peter Jones: Wrexham: A Complete Record, 1872-1992 . Breedon Books, Derby 1992, ISBN 978-1-873626-19-1 , pp. 300 f .
  5. ↑ a b Wrexham's Finishing Was Poor. . In: Western Mail , March 6, 1950, p. 5.  (link subject to charge)
  6. ^ New Brighton Make It Ten . In: Liverpool Echo , March 6, 1950, p. 7.  (paid link)
personal data
SURNAME Edwards, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Edwards, David Arthur (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION welsh football player
DATE OF BIRTH December 14, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Llangollen
DATE OF DEATH March 4, 2001
Place of death Harrogate