Paul Edwards (footballer, born 1947)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Francis Edwards | ||
Date of birth | 7 October 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Shaw and Crompton, Lancashire, England | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Right-back Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
1963–1969 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1973 | Manchester United | 54 | (0) |
1972–1973 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1973–1978 | Oldham Athletic | 110 | (7) |
1976–1977 | → Stockport County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1978–1980 | Stockport County | 67 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Francis Edwards (born 7 October 1947) is an English former footballer who played as a defender for Manchester United, Oldham Athletic and Stockport County.
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Frank O'Farrell took over as manager of Manchester United in June 1971, and Edwards fell out of favour in the new manager's team selections. He remained at the club for two further seasons, but he found first team opportunities hard to come by and he was loaned to Oldham Athletic for six months in September 1972 before they signed him for £15,000 in the summer of 1973. The following season, Edwards helped the Latics to their second Third Division title. He stayed with them until 1978, 112 appearances and seven goals later, when he moved to Stockport County, with whom he had spent a short period on loan in 1976–77. After 67 appearances and two goals for Stockport, Edwards retired from professional football.