Trevor Edwards
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard Trevor Edwards | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Rhondda, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 30 May 2024 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Queensland, Australia | ||
| Position | 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, aged 87.[5][6]
References
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External links
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Categories:
- 1937 births
- 2024 deaths
- People from Rhondda
- Welsh men's footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- Wales men's international footballers
- Wales men's under-23 international footballers
- 1958 FIFA World Cup players
- English Football League players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Hakoah Sydney City East FC players
- Parramatta FC players
- Marconi Stallions FC players
- Welsh expatriate men's footballers
- Welsh expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
- Welsh football defender stubs