Derek Edge
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek Edge[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1942[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stoke City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1962 | Port Vale | 2 | (0) |
| 1962–1963 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | Macclesfield Town | 24 | (2) |
| Stafford Rangers | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Derek Edge (born 14 February 1942) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale.
Playing career
Edge played for Stoke City before joining Potteries derby rivals Port Vale as an amateur, before signing as a professional 1960.[1] After making his debut at Vale Park in a 2–1 win over Reading on 9 October 1961 he also played in the 3–1 defeat to Watford at Vicarage Road on 24 February.[1] These were his only two Third Division appearances of the 1961–62 season for Norman Low, and he left on a free transfer in May 1962 and moved on to Crewe Alexandra.[1] He signed with Cheshire County League side Macclesfield Town in March 1963 on a free transfer, and moved on to Stafford Rangers the following year.[2]
Statistics
- Sourced from Derek Edge profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1961–62 | Third Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1962–63 | Fourth Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Macclesfield Town | 1962–63[3] | Cheshire County League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 1963–64[4] | Cheshire County League | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| Total | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||