Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Edmunds [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 23 January 1898||
Place of birth | Trimdon Grange, England | ||
Date of death | 6 November 1964[3] | (aged 66)||
Place of death | Trimdon Village, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [4] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Shildon | |||
Spennymoor United | |||
1921–1922 | Darlington | 8 | (6) |
Trimdon Grange | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Edmunds (23 January 1898 – 6 November 1964) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Darlington. [1] He also played non-league football in the north-east of England for clubs including Shildon, Spennymoor United and Trimdon Grange.
Edmunds was born in Trimdon Grange, County Durham, the third child of James Edmunds, a coal miner, and his wife Sarah. [5] He played North-Eastern League football for clubs including Shildon [6] and Spennymoor United [7] before, at the age of 23, signing for Darlington ahead of their first season in the Football League. [8] A "towering centre forward", [9] Edmunds went straight into the first eleven for the opening match, at home to Halifax Town in the newly formed Third Division North. [8] He scored a late consolation goal in a 5–1 loss in the reverse fixture, [10] but was left out in favour of George Stevens for the next match, a 7–0 defeat of Chesterfield, [11] and dropped into the reserves.
A scoring spree in the North-Eastern League after Christmas [12] earned him a recall to the first team. [13] He duly scored three times as Darlington beat Tranmere Rovers 4–1 at home, [14] and played in the next five matches, scoring twice (against Stalybridge Celtic and Wigan Borough) before returning to the reserves. [15] At the end of the season, he played on the losing side in the Durham Senior Cup final against Sunderland reserves. [16]
At the time of the 1939 Register, Edmunds was working as a mental nurse at Winterton Hospital, Sedgefield. [2] He died in Trimdon Village in 1964 at the age of 66. [3]
In the second half Edmunds scored for Darlington, the same player heading in a second goal.
Edmunds equalised from a penalty.
Edmunds put the Quakers ahead again.
Darlington are giving another trial to Edmunds in the centre forward position.