Trevor Edwards
Welsh footballer (1937–2024)
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Full name | Leonard Trevor Edwards | ||
Date of birth | (1937-01-24)24 January 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Rhondda, Wales | ||
Date of death | 30 May 2024(2024-05-30) (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]
References
- ^ "The PFA Premier League and Football League Players' Records 1946-98" Hugman,B: Harpenden, Queen Anne Press, 1998 ISBN 1-85291-585-4
- ^ "Australian Player Database – E". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
- ^ allfootballers.com Retrieved 23 October 2009
- ^ When Pelé Broke Our Hearts: Wales and the 1958 World Cup by Mario Risoli (1998) ISBN 1-902719-02-6
- ^ "Former Wales international Edwards dies aged 87". BBC Sport. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Dowling, Rob (30 May 2024). "Trevor Edwards". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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Wales squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup
- 1 Kelsey
- 2 Williams
- 3 Hopkins
- 4 Sullivan
- 5 M. Charles
- 6 Bowen (c)
- 7 Medwin
- 8 Hewitt
- 9 J. Charles
- 10 I. Allchurch
- 11 C. Jones
- 12 K. Jones
- 13 Vearncombe
- 14 Edwards
- 15 C. Baker
- 16 Crowe
- 17 Leek
- 18 Vernon
- 19 Webster
- 20 Elsworthy
- 21 L. Allchurch
- 22 G. Baker
- Coach: Murphy
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