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Stan Edwards (footballer, born 1926)

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Stan Edwards
Personal information
Full name Stanley Llewellyn Edwards[1]
Date of birth (1926-10-17)17 October 1926[1]
Place of birth Dawdon, England[1]
Date of death 14 January 1989(1989-01-14) (aged 62)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Horden Colliery Welfare
Chelsea 1 (0)
1952–1953 Colchester United 19 (7)
1953–1954 Leyton Orient 2 (1)
Total 18 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stanley Llewellyn Edwards (17 October 1926 – 14 January 1989) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Colchester United and Leyton Orient. He was also on the books at Chelsea.

Career

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Born in Dawdon, Edwards played for Horden Colliery Welfare before moving to Chelsea. He failed to make an appearance at Chelsea, moving to Colchester United in 1952.[1] He made his debut for Colchester in a 3–1 win against Swindon Town on 6 September 1952, scoring on his debut.[2] He made 16 Football League appearances for the club, scoring five goals.[3] He made his final appearance for the club in a 5–3 away defeat to Leyton Orient on 30 April 1953, scoring a goal for the U's.[4] Coincidentally, Orient was to be his next club after his release from Colchester in the summer of 1953.[1] Edwards made two appearances for the club, scoring once, before retiring from the game. He broke his leg on both appearances for the club.[5]

Stanley Edwards died on 14 January 1989. Leaving widow Pamela and their four children. Steven, Paul, Andrew and Pamela Jane.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Colchester United - Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 3–1 Swindon Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  3. ^ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Colchester United - Match details - Leyton Orient 5–3 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  5. ^ "LEYTON ORIENT:1946/47-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 17 April 2013.