Ed Upson

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Ed Upson
File:Ed Upson at Millwall 2014-05-04 12-54.jpg
Upson in 2014
Personal information
Full name Edward James Upson[1]
Date of birth (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Bury St Edmunds, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[3]
Youth career
Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2008 → Stevenage Borough (loan) 1 (0)
2010 → Barnet (loan) 9 (1)
2010–2014 Yeovil Town 129 (9)
2014–2016 Millwall 68 (2)
2016–2018 Milton Keynes Dons 79 (6)
2018–2021 Bristol Rovers 94 (4)
2021–2022 Newport County 16 (0)
2022 Stevenage 15 (0)
2022–2023 Stowmarket Town 33 (7)
2023–2025 Bury Town 67 (6)
International career
2005–2006 England U17 2 (0)
2007–2008 England U19 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:00, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Edward James Upson (born 21 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern League Premier Division Central club Bury Town.

Upson has previously been capped for England at under-17 and under-19 level.

Club career

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Ipswich Town

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He scored the winning goal for Ipswich Town against Southampton in the FA Youth Cup final in 2005 when he was 15,[2] and signed a professional contract at the age of 17.[2] In 2008, he was loaned to Stevenage Borough, where he made one substitute appearance on 2 September against Kettering Town. He made his Ipswich debut as a substitute in a Football League Cup match at Shrewsbury Town on 11 August 2009. The match went to penalties after a 3–3 draw and Upson scored one of the penalties to help Ipswich through to the next round.[4] After being scouted on many occasions by Barnet manager Ian Hendon, Upson joined the Bees on loan from 12 March 2010 for one month,[5] and made his debut coming on as a second half sub for Albert Jarrett in the 1–1 home draw with Burton Albion. Upson was released by Ipswich at the end of the 2009–10 season.[6]

Yeovil Town

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He joined Yeovil Town on a two-year contract at the start of the 2010–11 season.[7] He scored his first goal for Yeovil in the FA Cup match with Hartlepool United in 2010. On 13 August 2011, he scored his first league goal from outside the area in a 3–1 win over Oldham Athletic, and went one better with a strike from 30 yards to seal a 1–0 win against Wycombe Wanderers on 13 September 2011, this goal was later nominated for Mitre Goal of the Year. He also scored twice in the FA Cup, with goals in the 3–0 win over Hereford United, and the 2–2 draw with Fleetwood Town.

On 6 May 2013, Upson scored an 85th-minute goal in the 2013 Football League play-offs, to help Yeovil beat Sheffield United 2–1 on aggregate, to taking Yeovil to Wembley for the playoff final.[8] A play-off final which they won 2–1 earning promotion to the Football League Championship for the first time in the club's history.[9]

On 3 August 2013, Upson scored the winning goal as Yeovil won their first ever game in the Championship, to secure a 1–0 victory at Millwall.

Millwall

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On 31 January 2014, Upson signed for Championship club, Millwall, for an undisclosed fee signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.[10]

Milton Keynes Dons

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On 3 June 2016, Milton Keynes Dons announced that Upson had signed a two-year deal with the club and would join the squad on 1 July 2016 following his release from fellow League One club Millwall.[11]

On 16 August 2016, Upson scored his first goal for the club, scoring in the 94th minute in a 1–2 home defeat to Bradford City.[12] On 26 November 2016, Upson scored twice in a 1–2 away win over Coventry City.[13]

Bristol Rovers

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On 22 May 2018, it was announced that Upson would leave recently relegated MK Dons and join Bristol Rovers effective from 1 July 2018 upon his contract ending at Milton Keynes.[14] Upson made his debut for the club on the opening day of the season in a 2-1 defeat at Peterborough United[15] and scored his first goal for the club on 28 August 2018, a consolation goal in the 87 minute of a 3-1 EFL Cup defeat to Queens Park Rangers.[16] Upson went on to score one more goal in the 2018–19 season, bundling in a corner in a 2-0 victory over AFC Wimbledon.[17] Upson's time at the club came to an end at the end of the 2020–21 season, a season that saw Rovers relegated to League Two bottom of the league.[18]

Newport County

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On 20 June 2021, it was announced that Upson had agreed a deal to join Newport County on a one-year deal, officially joining the club on 1 July 2021.[19] He made his debut for Newport on 7 August 2021 in the starting line-up for the 1-0 League Two win against Oldham Athletic.[20]

Stevenage

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On 4 January 2022, Upson joined former loan club Stevenage on a deal until the end of the season.[21]

Non-League

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On 23 June 2022, Upson joined Stowmarket Town. Upson previously played for Stowmarket as a youngster. On his 1st game of the season Upson scored a hatrick for the Gold and Blacks. [22] It was revealed in June 2023 that he had been released from the final year of his contract following an agreement being reached.[23]

On 20 June 2023, Upson signed for his hometown club Bury Town on a two-year deal[24][25] On 3 May 2025, he scored a 94th minute winner as Bury Town defeated Brightlingsea Regent 1–0 to win the Isthmian League North play-off final.[26] His retirement was announced via a twitter post via Bury Town

International career

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Upson came on as a substitute for the England national under-19 team against Belarus in September 2007.[27]

Career statistics

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As of end of 2024–25 season[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ipswich Town 2007–08[29] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2008–09[30] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2009–10[31] Championship 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Total 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Stevenage Borough (loan) 2008–09[30] Conference Premier 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Barnet (loan) 2009–10[31] League Two 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Yeovil Town 2010–11[32] League One 23 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24 1
2011–12[33] League One 41 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 45 5
2012–13[34] League One 41 2 1 0 2 0 7[a] 4 51 6
2013–14[35] Championship 24 4 2 0 2 1 — 28 5
Total 129 10 7 3 5 1 7 4 147 18
Millwall 2013–14[35] Championship 10 0 0 0 0 0 — 10 0
2014–15[36] Championship 26 2 2 0 0 0 — 28 2
2015–16[37] League One 32 0 1 0 1 0 5[b] 0 39 0
Total 68 2 3 0 1 0 5 0 77 2
Milton Keynes Dons 2016–17[38] League One 42 3 4 0 1 0 1[c] 0 48 3
2017–18[39] League One 37 3 4 1 2 0 2[c] 0 45 4
Total 79 6 8 1 3 0 3 0 93 7
Bristol Rovers 2018–19[40] League One 35 1 1 0 2 1 6[c] 0 44 2
2019–20[41] League One 33 2 5 0 1 0 5[c] 0 44 2
2020–21[42] League One 26 1 2 0 1 0 4[c] 0 33 1
Total 94 4 8 0 4 1 15 0 121 5
Newport County 2021–22[43] League Two 16 0 0 0 2 0 1[c] 0 19 0
Stevenage 2021–22[43] League Two 15 0 — — — 15 0
Stowmarket Town 2022–23[44] Isthmian League North 33 7 2 1 0 0 4[d] 1 39 9
Bury Town 2023–24[45] Isthmian League North 30 4 2 0 — 3[e] 0 35 4
2024–25[46] Isthmian League North 37 2 2 0 — 4[f] 1 43 3
Total 67 6 4 0 0 0 7 1 78 7
Career total 505 35 32 5 17 2 39 4 590 47
  1. ^ 3 appearances and 1 goal in League One play-offs, 4 appearances and 3 goals in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  5. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Isthmian League North play-offs
  6. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Suffolk Senior Cup, two appearances and one goal in Isthmian League North play-offs

Honours

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Ipswich Town

Yeovil Town

Bury Town

References

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