Eddie Edmonds | |
Fullname: | Alfred John Edmonds |
Birth Date: | 16 October 1902 |
Birth Place: | Brighton, England |
Death Place: | Bury, Lancashire, England |
Position: | Utility player |
Clubs1: | Vernon Athletic |
Clubs2: | Allen West |
Years3: | 1925–1929 |
Caps3: | 14 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1929–1932 |
Caps4: | 89 |
Goals4: | 18 |
Years5: | 1932–1934 |
Caps5: | 13 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 1934–1935 |
Caps6: | 33 |
Goals6: | 4 |
Clubs7: | Manchester North End |
Alfred John Edmonds (16 October 1902 – 25 March 1942), known as Alf or Eddie Edmonds, was an English professional footballer who played in a variety of positions in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Clapton Orient, Bury and Mansfield Town.[1] [2] [3]
Edmonds retired from full-time football in 1935 to become a publican, but continued to play on a part-time basis for Manchester North End. He killed himself with gas in Bury, Lancashire, in 1942 at the age of 39.[2] [4]