Reg Edwards (footballer, born 1953)

Reg Edwards

Personal information
Full name	Reginald Ernest Edwards[1]
Date of birth	28 January 1953[1]
Place of birth	Rugeley, England[1]
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Nuneaton Borough
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1975	Port Vale	8	(0)
	Brereton Social
	Redditch United
	Stafford Rangers
	Alvechurch
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Reginald Ernest "Reg" Edwards (born 28 January 1953) is an English former football goalkeeper. He played for Port Vale between 1972 and 1975, before heading into non-league football with Brereton Social, Redditch United, Stafford Rangers and Alvechurch.

Playing career

Edwards played for Nuneaton Borough before joining Gordon Lee's Port Vale, initially on a trial basis, in July 1972.^[1] He signed permanently in September 1972, and made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to Charlton Athletic at The Valley on 2 December that year.^[1] He played one further Third Division game in the 1972–73 season.^[1] He featured in four league and one League Cup game in the 1973–74 season and made two league appearances in the 1974–75 campaign.^[1] He was always a reserve keeper at Vale Park though, behind first Alan Boswell and when he left, John Connaughton.^[1] Edwards was given a free transfer by "Valiants" manager Roy Sproson in May 1975 and moved on to Brereton Social, Redditch United (Southern League), Stafford Rangers (Northern Premier League) and Alvechurch.^[1]

Statistics

• Sourced from Reg Edwards 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	1972–73	Third Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1973–74	Third Division	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	1974–75	Third Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	1	0	9	0

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 94. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.