Willis Edwards

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Willis Edwards
Personnel
Surname Willis Edwards
birthday April 28, 1903
place of birth Blackwell ,  England
date of death September 27, 1988
Place of death Leeds ,  England
size 172 cm
position External rotor (right)
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
Newton Rangers
1922-1925 Chesterfield FC 70 (1)
1925-1943 Leeds United 417 (6)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1926-1929 England 16 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1947-1948 Leeds United
1958 Leeds United
1 Only league games are given.

Willis Edwards (born April 28, 1903 in Blackwell , Derbyshire , † September 27, 1988 in Leeds ) was an English football player and coach . In 24 years of professional career, Edwards played for Chesterfield FC and Leeds United . He also played 16 games for the English national team on the right half position .

Career

Willis Edwards was born in the small town of Newton, Derbyshire near Chesterfield and played for his local team, Newton Rangers, from a young age .

Leeds United

For the first time in six years the club Sheffield United , then playing in the Football League First Division , kept an eye on Edwards, but he was not accepted. In the same year he moved to Club Leeds United , which were in a form low at the time. The Whites lost nine games in a row and had to fight for their position in the First Division.

Their manager, Arthur Fairclough saw the future of the club in young players and hired a lot of young talent at the time, including Willis Edwards. He integrated into the team in the following years and became a central figure. In the war years Edwards stopped his use in the club and returned after the end of the war . Edwards had played over 400 games and scored six goals for Leeds United by 1943, when he ended his playing career .

On March 1, 1926, he made his debut for the English national football team against Wales . This was the first of a total of 16 international appearances , of which he was team captain in five games .

After leaving as a player, he began to work as an assistant coach for the reserve team. In 1947, Billy Hampson , coach of the first team, after the descent of the club fired and Edwards took over the post. He was supposed to bring the team back to the first division, but there was no success. With 18th place at the end of the season, the team was able to save itself from relegation again. After an unsuccessful year, "Major" Frank Buckley took over the position of Edwards and he was again assistant coach. In 1960, after 35 years, he finally ended his activities for the club.

In his final years Edwars worked in a jam factory, he died on September 27, 1988 at the age of 85 in Leeds.

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personal data
SURNAME Edwards, Willis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Blackwell (Derbyshire) , England
DATE OF DEATH September 27, 1988
Place of death Leeds