Reg Edwards (footballer, born 1953)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Reginald Ernest Edwards[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 January 1953||
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 | ||||
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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 |