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Tommy Edwards (footballer)

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Tommy Edwards
Personal information
Full name Walter Thomas Edwards
Date of birth (1923-02-11)11 February 1923
Place of birth Llanelli, Wales
Date of death October 2000 (2000-11) (aged 77)
Place of death Lambeth, England
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1946 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

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]

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

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  1. ^ a b "Tommy Edwards". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Bath City Building Strong Side". Bath Weekly Chronicle & Herald. 1 July 1950. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Past Players: Tommy Edwards". Bath City F.C. Retrieved 11 March 2018.