Dennis Edwards
Personal information
Full name Dennis Edwards[1]
Date of birth (1937-01-19)19 January 1937
Place of birth Slough, England
Date of death 13 September 2019(2019-09-13) (aged 82)[1]
Place of death Portsmouth, England[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Old Paludians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1957 Slough Town 35 (27)
1957–1959 Wycombe Wanderers 28 (31)
1959–1965 Charlton Athletic 171 (61)
1965–1968 Portsmouth 71 (14)
1967 → Brentford (loan) 11 (2)
1968 Aldershot 14 (1)
Total 302 (105)
International career
1958 England Amateurs 2 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dennis Edwards (19 January 1937 – 13 September 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League, most notably for Charlton Athletic, for whom he made over 170 appearances.[1] He also played league football for Portsmouth, Brentford and Aldershot.[1] Earlier in his career, Edwards was a prolific goalscorer in non-League football for Slough Town and Wycombe Wanderers and he was capped by England at amateur level.[1][2][3]

Personal life

Edwards was educated at the Lea School and Slough Grammar School.[4] After leaving school he worked as a clerk for ICI and served his national service in the RAF.[4] Edwards was a Brentford supporter.[5] After retiring from football, he lived in Denmead and established a frozen food business.[6][7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Slough Town 1954–55[4] Corinthian League 7 1 0 0 — 7[lower-alpha 1] 1 14 1
1955–56[4] 23 19 2 1 — 10[lower-alpha 2] 11 35 31
1956–57[4] 5 7 0 0 — 3[lower-alpha 3] 1 8 8
Total 35 27 2 1 — 20 12 57 40
Portsmouth 1964–65[8] Second Division 16 2 0 0 0 0 — 16 2
1965–66[8] 32 10 2 0 2 0 — 36 10
1966–67[8] 22 2 4 2 1 0 — 27 4
1967–68[8] 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 71 14 6 2 3 0 — 80 16
Brentford (loan) 1967–68[9] Fourth Division 11 2 — — — 11 2
Career total 117 43 8 3 3 0 20 12 148 58
  1. ↑ 4 appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, 3 appearances and 1 goal in Corinthian League Memorial Shield
  2. ↑ 4 appearances and 7 goals in Berks & Bucks Benevolent Cup, 4 appearances and 1 goal in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, 1 appearance and 2 goals in Corinthian League Memorial Shield, 1 appearance and 1 goal in FA Amateur Cup
  3. ↑ 2 appearances and 1 goal in Berks & Bucks Benevolent Cup, 1 appearance in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup

Honours

Slough Town

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dennis Edwards". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1947–1962". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "R.I.P. Dennis Edwards". Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dennis Edwards". Slough Town FC. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  6. ↑ "Dennis Edwards: The Big Interview". www.portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Dennis Edwards for Foodservice". dennisedwards.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Dennis Edwards". PompeyRama. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  9. ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 389. ISBN 0951526200.
  10. ↑ "12 May 1956 15:00 | Benevolent Cup". The Official website of Slough Town FC – latest news, photos and videos. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "11 May 1957 15:00 | Benevolent Cup". The Official website of Slough Town FC – latest news, photos and videos. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  • Dennis Edwards at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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