Tommy Edwards (footballer)

Walter Thomas Edwards (11 March 1923 – October 2000) was a Welsh footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Fulham, Southend United, Leicester City and Walsall.[1]

Tommy Edwards

Personal information
Full name	Walter Thomas Edwards
Date of birth	11 February 1923
Place of birth	Llanelli, Wales
Date of death	October 2000 (aged 77)
Place of death	Lambeth, England
Position(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1946	Workington
1946–1948	Fulham	2	(0)
1948	Southend United	12	(1)
1948–?	Leicester City	3	(1)
1950–1952	Bath City
1952–1953	Walsall	12	(0)
1953–?	Oswestry
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Edwards joined Fulham from Workington in August 1946. He joined Southend United for £2,000 in March 1948, then moved to Leicester City in December of that year for £3,500. After a period playing in the north of England, he moved to Bath City for the 1950–51 season, joining fellow new recruits Trevor Jones, Wilson Fairweather and George Adams.[1][2] He joined Walsall in May 1952, then moved to Oswestry in July 1953.[3]

References

1. "Tommy Edwards". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
2. "Bath City Building Strong Side". Bath Weekly Chronicle & Herald. 1 July 1950. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Past Players: Tommy Edwards". Bath City F.C. Retrieved 11 March 2018.