Andy Edwards (footballer, born 1971)

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Andy Edwards
Personal information
Full name Andrew David Edwards[1]
Date of birth (1971-09-17) 17 September 1971 (age 52)[2]
Place of birth Epping, Essex,[2] England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
– West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 Southend United 147 (5)
1995–1996 Birmingham City 40 (1)
1996–2003 Peterborough United 267 (10)
2003–2004 Rushden & Diamonds 41 (4)
2004–2006 Southend United 32 (1)
2006 → Grays Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2006–2007 Aldershot Town 17 (0)
Total 549 (21)
Managerial career
2016 Leyton Orient (caretaker)
2016–2017 Leyton Orient
2021–2022 England U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew David Edwards (born 17 September 1971) is an English former professional

Football Association
.

During his playing career he achieved six promotions and played for a number of clubs, including

Leyton Orient
before joining the FA in 2017.

Playing career

Edwards started his career as a schoolboy at

Southend United in 1988. He made his debut as a 17-year-old against Wigan Athletic
in the same year.

After signing as a professional with the "Shrimpers" in 1989,[1] Edwards enjoyed successive promotions to the second tier of English football and enjoyed five years at that level before being transferred to Birmingham City in July 1995 for a fee of £450,000.[3]

At Birmingham, Edwards was part of the side that reached a

League Cup semi-final[4] before being transferred in November 1996 to Peterborough United. Edwards went on to captain the side to promotion at Wembley in 2000.[5]

He joined

Carlisle United that saw the club seal promotion.[6]

After leaving

Grays Athletic,[7] where he was on the bench as they won the 2005-06 FA Trophy,[8] he left Roots Hall in 2006 and joined Aldershot Town, but injury ended his career in January 2007.[9]

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Edwards moved into coaching, with spells as assistant manager at

Arsenal Academy. He joined Leyton Orient as youth team manager in 2009,[2] which "evolved into the role of academy director" in 2011.[10] He and Kevin Dearden assisted Kevin Nugent during Nugent's brief tenure as manager.[11] Edwards was appointed permanent manager on 23 November 2016 following the departure of Alberto Cavasin.[12]

Edwards left Orient for a role with the

Football Association on 29 January 2017 as an out-of-possession coach working with England's development teams.[13] He was a staff member with the England under-20 team that won the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea,[14] and went on to work with the U19s in preparation for the 2018 European Championships.[15]

On 26 August 2021, Edwards was appointed as head coach of England U20s for the forthcoming autumn internationals.[16] He was succeeded by Ian Foster on 16 August 2022.[17]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 28 January 2017
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Leyton Orient (caretaker)[18] 26 September 2016 2 October 2016 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Leyton Orient 23 November 2016 29 January 2017 9 2 1 6 8 18 −10 022.22
Total 11 2 2 7 8 20 −12 018.18

Honours

Southend United

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-1-85291-662-6
    .
  2. ^ a b c "Coaching staff profiles". Leyton Orient F.C. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ^ Shaw, Phil (10 February 1996). "Fry ready to put heat on Leeds". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ^ Shaw, Phil (26 February 1996). "Leeds rely on African influence". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. ^ Swann, Alan (10 May 2011). "May 2000, Wembley: Posh 1, Darlington 0 – The moment Clarke became a Posh legend". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Carlisle 1–2 Rushden & Diamonds". BBC Sport. 19 April 2003. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Southend's Edwards recall blocked". BBC Sport. 13 April 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Grays beat Cards to retain Trophy". BBC. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Broken leg ends Edwards' season". BBC Sport. 15 January 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  10. ^ Long, Charlie (25 February 2015). "News: Edwards provides Academy update". Leyton Orient FC. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  11. ^ Bodell, Tom (25 September 2014). "Russell Slade's assistant, Kevin Nugent, will take charge of Leyton Orient against Rochdale on Saturday". Surrey Comet. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Alberto Cavasin: Leyton Orient sack manager after seven weeks in charge". BBC Sport. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Leyton Orient boss Andy Edwards joins Young Lions set-up". The Football Association. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  14. ^ Bate, Adam (12 June 2017). "Andy Edwards interview: From Leyton Orient to World Cup winner". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Young Lions set for new season". The Football Association. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  16. ^ "England youth coaches confirmed". England Football. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  17. ^ "England youth team coaches appointed for 2022-23 season". 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  18. ^ "2016–17 Leyton Orient Fixtures and Results". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  19. ^ "Southend 0–2 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

External links

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