Harry Edwards | |
Fullname: | Henry Ross Edwards |
Position: | Inside forward / Centre half |
Birth Date: | 1870 |
Birth Place: | Coventry, England |
Death Place: | Coventry, England |
Years1: | 18??–1892 |
Clubs1: | Singer's |
Years2: | 1892–1893 |
Caps2: | 5 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 1893 |
Clubs3: | Ryton Rovers |
Years4: | 1893–1894 |
Years5: | 1894–1895 |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 1895–1898 |
Clubs6: | Wolverton L&NWR |
Years7: | 1898–1899 |
Clubs7: | Watford |
Years8: | 1899–1900 |
Clubs8: | Bedford Queens Works |
Henry Ross Edwards (1870 – after 1899) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.[1]
Edwards was born in Coventry, Warwickshire. An inside forward,[2] he attracted the attention of the Small Heath club, whose scout went to watch him playing for Singer's; they signed him, together with his more impressive teammate Frank Mobley, who went on to score 64 goals in four seasons for Small Heath.[3] Edwards played in the first five games of the 1892–93 season – Small Heath's first season in the Football League – and scored on his debut, in a 5–1 defeat of Port Vale,[4] but could not compete with Billy Walton and the prolific Fred Wheldon.[2] He played for Leicester Fosse in the Midland League and for Derby County, without appearing in their Football League side, before moving to Southern League club Wolverton L&NWR.[1] Edwards settled well at Wolverton, playing as an attacking centre half, and stayed for three seasons before moving to fellow Southern League club Watford.[2]
Edwards' younger brother Bill was also a professional footballer who played for Small Heath.[2]
Edwards died in his native Coventry.[2]