Eddie Edmonds
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alfred John Edmonds[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 16 October 1902||
Place of birth | Brighton,[1] England | ||
Date of death | 25 March 1942[2] | (aged 39)||
Place of death | Bury, Lancashire,[2] England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Utility player | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Vernon Athletic | |||
Allen West | |||
1925–1929 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | (0) |
1929–1932 | Clapton Orient | 89 | (18) |
1932–1934 | Bury | 13 | (0) |
1934–1935 | Mansfield Town | 33 | (4) |
Manchester North End | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alfred John Edmonds (16 October 1902 – 25 March 1942), known as Alf or Eddie Edmonds, was an English professional footballer who played in a variety of positions in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Clapton Orient, Bury and Mansfield Town.[1][2][3]
Edmonds retired from full-time football in 1935 to become a publican, but continued to play on a part-time basis for Manchester North End. He killed himself with gas in Bury, Lancashire, in 1942 at the age of 39.[2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b c d e Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 76–77. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Footballer's Death". Liverpool Echo. 26 March 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
Categories:
- 1902 births
- 1942 deaths
- Footballers from Brighton
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football utility players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Manchester North End F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Publicans
- Suicides by gas
- Suicides in England
- English football midfielder, 1900s birth stubs