George Robert Edwards (1 April 1918 – 21 January 1993)[1] was an English professional footballer who is best known for his career with Aston Villa. His playing position was a striker.
Born in Great Yarmouth, Edwards played for Norwich City before signing for Aston Villa.
Edwards played 122 games for Villa during World War II, scoring 93 goals,[1] and was part of the team that won the Football League War Cup in 1944.[2] He also made wartime guest appearances for Birmingham, Chelmsford, Coventry City, Northampton Town, Norwich City, Walsall, Wrexham, Nottingham Forest, Notts County, West Bromwich Albion, Leicester City and Worcester City.[1]
He later moved to Bilston United before retiring from the game.
He stood tall.[3]