Dennis Edwards (footballer)
Dennis Edwards (19 January 1937 – 13 September 2019) was an English professional footballer. He played as an inside forward in the Football League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Edwards | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Slough, Berkshire England | ||
| Date of death | 13 September 2019 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Denmead, Portsmouth, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Old Paludians | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1957 | Slough Town | 35 | (27) |
| 1957–1959 | Wycombe Wanderers | 28 | (31) |
| 1959–1965 | Charlton Athletic | 171 | (61) |
| 1965–1968 | Portsmouth | 71 | (14) |
| 1967 | → Brentford (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 1968 | Aldershot | 14 | (1) |
| Total | 302 | (105) | |
| National team | |||
| 1958 | England Amateurs | 2 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He played for Charlton Athletic, for whom he made over 170 appearances.[1] He also played league football for Portsmouth, Brentford and Aldershot.[1] He was a goalscorer in non-league football for Slough Town and Wycombe Wanderers. He capped by England at amateur level.[1][2][3]
Edwards died on 13 September 2019 in Denmead, Portsmouth at the age of 82.[4]
References
- "Dennis Edwards". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- "England Matches – The Amateurs 1947–1962". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- "R.I.P. Dennis Edwards". Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- "Portsmouth mourn death of former Fratton Park and Charlton centre-forward Dennis Edwards". Portsmouth News. JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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