Paul Edwards
Personal information
Full name Paul Edwards
Date of birth (1963-12-25) 25 December 1963
Place of birth Birkenhead, England
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Altrincham ? (?)
1988–1990 Crewe Alexandra 86 (6)
1990–1992 Coventry City 36 (0)
1992–1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 (0)
1994–1996 West Bromwich Albion 51 (0)
1996 → Bury (loan) 4 (0)
1996 Hednesford Town ? (?)
Total 223 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Edwards (born 25 December 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back. Active in the Football League between 1988 and 1996 for five different clubs, Edwards made over 200 career appearances.

Career

Born in Birkenhead, Edwards began his career in non-League football with Altrincham, before playing in the Football League with Crewe Alexandra, Coventry City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion and Bury. Edwards then returned to non-League football with Hednesford Town.

Following his time at Crewe—where he played 108 games, scoring seven goals[1]—he was named in the 1989-1990 Third Division PFA Team of the Year,[2] the first Crewe player to feature in the awards. In March 1990, he was sold to Coventry City for £350,000.[3]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Paul Edwards". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 148.
  3. ↑ "Members News: Its Xmas! But Congrats To Former Sky Blue Paul Edwards Whose Birthday It Is!". Coventry City Former Players Association. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 148.


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