| Billy Edwards | |
| Fullname: | William Frank Edwards |
| Birth Date: | 24 October 1895[1] |
| Birth Place: | Builth, Wales[2] |
| Death Place: | Hereford, England |
| Position: | Outside right |
| Years1: | –1912 |
| Clubs1: | Knighton Town |
| Years2: | 1912–1913 |
| Clubs2: | Shrewsbury Town |
| Years3: | 1913–1914 |
| Clubs3: | Brentford |
| Years4: | 1914 |
| Clubs4: | Watford |
| Years5: | 1914–1915 |
| Clubs5: | Llanelli |
| Years6: | 1916–1917 |
| Clubs6: | → Watford (guest) |
| Caps6: | 28 |
| Goals6: | 14 |
| Years7: | 1917 |
| Clubs7: | → Fulham (guest) |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 1917 |
| Clubs8: | → Queens Park Rangers (guest) |
| Caps8: | 1 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 1917–1918 |
| Clubs9: | → Brentford (guest) |
| Caps9: | 10 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 1919–1920 |
| Clubs10: | Fulham |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 1920–1923 |
| Clubs11: | Newport County |
| Caps11: | 79 |
| Goals11: | 12 |
| Years12: | 1923–1926 |
| Clubs12: | West Ham United |
| Caps12: | 37 |
| Goals12: | 3 |
| Years13: | 1926–1927 |
| Clubs13: | Newport County |
| Caps13: | 0 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 1927–1932 |
| Clubs14: | Hereford United |
| Caps14: | 43 |
| Goals14: | 24 |
William Frank Edwards (24 October 1895 – 4 June 1952) was a Welsh professional footballer who played in the Football League for Newport County and West Ham United as an outside right.[3] [4] [5] He later represented Herefordshire at bowls and won the National Triples title in 1950.[6] [7]
Prior to his service in the First World War, Edwards worked as a motor driver. In July 1915, nearly a year after the outbreak of the First World War, Edwards enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps as an air mechanic 1st class.[8] He was later promoted to the rank of leading aircraftman. After retiring from football, Edwards became a publican in Hereford and along with his brother, he served as a director of Hereford United.
| Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| West Ham United | 1922–23[9] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1923–24 | First Division | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 1924–25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 1925–26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | ||||
| Hereford United | 1927–28[10] | Birmingham Combination | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2[11] | 1 | 17 | 13 | |
| 1928–29 | Birmingham & District League | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | ||
| 1929–30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 1930–31 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1931–32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 27 | |||
| Career Total | 80 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 93 | 30 | |||