Personal information | |||
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Full name | Walter Thomas Edwards | ||
Date of birth | 11 February 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Llanelli, Wales | ||
Date of death | October 2000 | (aged 77)||
Place of death | Lambeth, England | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1946 | Workington | ||
1946–1948 | Fulham | 2 | (0) |
1948 | Southend United | 12 | (1) |
1948–? | Leicester City | 3 | (1) |
1950–1952 | Bath City | ||
1952–1953 | Walsall | 12 | (0) |
1953–? | Oswestry | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Walter Thomas Edwards (11 March 1923 – October 2000) was a Welsh footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Fulham, Southend United, Leicester City and Walsall.[1]
Edwards joined Fulham from Workington in August 1946. He joined Southend United for £2,000 in March 1948, then moved to Leicester City in December of that year for £3,500. After a period playing in the north of England, he moved to Bath City for the 1950–51 season, joining fellow new recruits Trevor Jones, Wilson Fairweather and George Adams.[1][2] He joined Walsall in May 1952, then moved to Oswestry in July 1953.[3]