Justin Edinburgh

Justin Edinburgh
Edinburgh in 2016
Personal information
Full name Justin Charles Edinburgh[1]
Date of birth (1969-12-18)18 December 1969[1]
Place of birth Basildon, England[1]
Date of death 8 June 2019(2019-06-08) (aged 49)[2]
Place of death Basildon, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Left back[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Southend United 37 (0)
1990Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 0 (0)
1990–2000 Tottenham Hotspur 213 (1)
2000Portsmouth (loan) 1 (0)
2000–2003 Portsmouth 34 (1)
2003–2006 Billericay Town
Total 287 (2)
Managerial career
2003–2006 Billericay Town
2006 Fisher Athletic
2007–2008 Grays Athletic
2009–2011 Rushden & Diamonds
2011–2015 Newport County
2015–2017 Gillingham
2017 Northampton Town
2017–2019 Leyton Orient
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Justin Charles Edinburgh (18 December 1969 – 8 June 2019) was an English professional football manager and footballer who played as a left back.

He played in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur, where he made 213 league appearances in a decade at the club. He also played in the Football League for Southend United and Portsmouth before finishing his career with non-league side Billericay Town. In 1991 he was part of Spurs FA Cup winning side wearing number 2 and he also won the League Cup with the club in 1999, despite being sent off in the final.

Following retirement, he managed at non-league level for Fisher Athletic, Grays Athletic and Rushden & Diamonds before taking Newport County to the Football League during a four-year tenure. He went on to manage both Gillingham and Northampton Town before once more winning promotion from the National League as he guided Leyton Orient back to the EFL in 2019. He remained manager of Orient at the time of his death in June 2019.

  1. ^ a b c d "Justin Edinburgh". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Justin Edinburgh dies aged 49: Leyton Orient boss and former Tottenham defender passes away". BBC Sport. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Justin Edinburgh". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 8 June 2019.