Tommy Edwards (footballer)
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.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Thomas Edwards | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Llanelli, Wales | ||
| Date of death | October 2000 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Lambeth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –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 | |||
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.[1][2] He joined Walsall in May 1952, then moved to Oswestry in July 1953.[3]
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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