Paul Edwards (footballer born 1980)
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| Paul Edwards | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Edwards | |
| Date of birth | 1 January 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Youth career | ||
| –1997 – |
Manchester City Crewe Alexandra |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996 – 1997 – – 1999–2002 2002–2004 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007–2009 |
Ashton United Curzon Ashton Doncaster Rovers Knutsford Town Altrincham Swindon Town[A] Wrexham Blackpool Oldham Athletic Port Vale |
2 (0) 9 (0) 14 (0) 79 (4) 28 (3) 60 (0) 56 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Paul Edwards (born 1 January 1980 in Manchester) is an English footballer. Currently a free agent, he last played for Port Vale in League Two until being released at the end of the 2008-09 season. It has been speculated that he will sign with Chesterfield.[1]
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[edit] Playing style
In a 2009 interview with Mark Weatherup, printed in the Port Vale match day programme, Edwards described himself as a player who "like[s] to get forward and beat players getting crosses into the box. I used to be a winger but I also play left back and I'm comfortable in either position."
[edit] Career
Edwards started his career with Crewe Alexandra, never making the first team he dropped into non-league football with Ashton United,[2] Curzon Ashton, Doncaster Rovers, Knutsford Town and Altrincham before he returned to the Football League with Swindon Town for the start of the 2001-02 season. After the season finished he signed with Welsh club Wrexham in June 2002.[3] He spent two seasons at the The Racecourse Ground before rejecting a new contract with the club,[4] instead joining Blackpool.[5] After 31 games for the Seasiders in the 2004-05 season he joined Oldham Athletic on a free transfer in May 2005.[6]
Rejecting a new deal at Oldham, Edwards signed with Port Vale in June 2007.[7] After not making much of an impression at Vale Park he was placed on the transfer list. After hearing about this he gave an outburst in the Stoke-on-Trent local newspaper, The Sentinel claiming he was the best player playing at Port Vale. Despite denying the remarks,[8] the following game against AFC Bournemouth, every time Edwards touched the ball he got booed by a portion of the crowd. Vale lost that game 3–1 but the game after that against Yeovil Town saw Edwards answer his critics as he scored in a 2–2 draw.[9]
During the build-up to the 2008-09, Edwards suffered an ankle injury in pre-season that threatened to cut short his Port Vale career. However, after overcoming this he soon found himself back on the bench after a run of superb performances in the reserves. He came on during Vale's 1-2 home reverse against Notts County and was arguably the best player with his trickery and pace on the left of midfield. He found himself back in the first-team the following week and gave a man-of-the-match performance against Shrewsbury Town on 11 October 2008 at the New Meadow, which Vale won 2-1.[10] Following the conclusion of the season he was offered a new contract, but after the appointment of new manager Micky Adams the offer was withdrawn.[1] It has been suggested that he will link up again with John Sheridan, his manager at Oldham, now at Chesterfield.[1]
[edit] Statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1997-98 | Doncaster Rovers | Third Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | Swindon Town | Second Division | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2002-03 | Wrexham | Third Division | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| 2003-04 | Wrexham | Second Division | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | Blackpool | League One | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| 2005-06 | Oldham Athletic | League One | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | Oldham Athletic | League One | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | Port Vale | League One | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| 2008-09 | Port Vale | League Two | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Total | England | 246 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 264 | 10 | |
| Career Total | 246 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 264 | 10 | ||
- Career stats pre-Swindon Town not known.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Valiants withdraw Edwards offer". BBC Sport. 19 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/8108909.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-19.
- ^ Ashton United stats
- ^ "Wrexham snap up Edwards". BBC Sport. 28 June, 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/2073045.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-06.
- ^ "Edwards to leave Racecourse". BBC Sport. 6 July, 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/3871401.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-06.
- ^ "Double swoop for Blackpool". BBC Sport. 10 July, 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackpool/3882573.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-06.
- ^ "Edwards snapped up by Latics boss". BBC Sport. 28 May, 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/4589591.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-06.
- ^ "Port Vale pull off triple swoop". BBC Sport. 8 June 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/6734245.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-06.
- ^ "EDWARDS HITS BACK". Port Vale website. 29 January 2008. http://www.port-vale.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10381~1226827,00.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-06.
- ^ "Port Vale 2-2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 29 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/7210715.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-06.
- ^ "Shrewsbury 1-2 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 11 October 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_3/7646994.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-06.
[edit] External links
- Paul Edwards career stats at Soccerbase
- Paul Edwards career stats at Soccerbase (Doncaster Rovers)
- Profile at the Official Port Vale site
