Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonard Trevor Edwards | ||
Date of birth | 24 January 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Rhondda, Wales | ||
Date of death | 30 May 2024 | (aged 87)||
Place of death | Queensland, Australia | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956–1960 | Charlton Athletic | 64 | (0) |
1960–1964 | Cardiff City | 73 | (3) |
1964–1968 | Sydney Hakoah | ||
1969 | Melita Eagles | ||
1970–1972 | Marconi | ||
International career | |||
Wales U23 | 2 | ||
1957 | Wales | 2 | (0) |
Australia B | 1 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leonard Trevor Edwards (24 January 1937 – 30 May 2024) was a Welsh footballer. A full-back, he played his club football for Charlton Athletic.[1] He was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. In the sixties he emigrated to Australia,[2][3] where he played for Sydney Hakoah, Melita Eagles and Marconi with whom he won the Australian Championship.[4] After his football career, Edwards stayed in Australia, living in Queensland. He died in Queensland in 30 May 2024, at the age of 87.[5][6]