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Willis Edwards

Leeds United AFC
 
 16 caps, 0 goals

P 16 W 10 D 2 L 4 F x: A x
69% successful
1926-29

disciplined: none
captaincies: five
minutes played: 1440

Profile
Full name Willis Edwards
Born 28 April 1903 in Blackwell, near Newton, Derbyshire [registered in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, June 1903]
Baptised In 1903, exact date unknown, but in Blackwell in Derbyshire.

Census Notes

According to the 1911 census, Willis is the eldest of two children, with sister Phyllis, to John and Sarah, living in Bamford Street in Newton, near Alfreton. His father is a coal mine hewer.
Married to Edna L. Halloway [registered in Leeds South, Yorkshire, September 1931].
Died 27 September 1988 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, aged 85 years x days [registered in Leeds, Yorkshire, October 1988].
Height/Weight 5' 8", 11st. 9lbs [1927].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career
Club(s) Started with his local club Newton Rangers FC before joining Chesterfield FC in 1922 for £10. Seventy league appearances later, scoring once,  Leeds United AFC signed Edwards in March 1925 for £1500, where he remained until his retirement through the Second World War, scoring six league goals in 417 league appearances.
Club honours None
Individual honours Football League (11 appearances)
Distinctions None

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Management Career
Club(s) After retiring from playing with Leeds United AFC during the Second World War, Edwards became the club's trainer, a position he held until June 1960. He spent a year, between March 1947 and April 1948, as the club's manager.

England Career
Player number 500th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Right-half
First match No. 148, 1 March 1926, England 1 Wales 3, a British Championship match at Selhurst Park, London, aged 22 years 307 days.
Last match No. 169, 20 November 1929, England 6 Wales 0, a British Championship match at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, London, aged 26 years 206 days.
Major tournaments None
Team honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Beyond England
After retiring, became Leeds United's trainer, spending a brief period as their manager after WWII. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.94.

 

Willis Edwards - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps		 Mins. Goals Goals Av.min Comp.
Goals		 Capt. Disc.
- 16 - - - - min - Five None
Due to the fact that many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries, errors and substitutions.  The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation.

 

Willis Edwards - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Willis Edwards - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
White - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Blue - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Willis Edwards - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Friendly - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Willis Edwards - Match Record - Tournament Matches
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
x - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Willis Edwards - Match History
 Club: Leeds United A.F.C. - 16 full caps

Coach: F.A. Committee - 16 full capsx

Age 22
1 148 1 March 1926 - England 1 Wales 3, Selhurst Park, London BC HL Start rh
2 - x - x, x x x Start rh
3 - x - x, x x x Start rh
4 - x - x, x x x Start rh
5 - x - x, x x x Start rh
6 - x - x, x x x Start rh
7 - x - x, x x x Start rh
8 - x - x, x x x Start rh
9 - x - x, x x x Start rh
10 - x - x, x x x Start rh
11 - x - x, x x x Start rh
12 - x - x, x x x Start rh
13 - x - x, x x x Start rh
14 - x - x, x x x Start rh
15 - x - x, x x x Start rh
16 169 20 November 1929 - England 6 Wales 0, Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, London BC HW Start rh

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