| Edward Partridge | |
| Fullname: | Edward Wooldridge Partridge |
| Birth Date: | 13 February 1891 |
| Birth Place: | Lye, Worcestershire, England |
| Position: | Left winger |
| Years1: | 1919–1920 |
| Clubs1: | Ebbw Vale |
| Years2: | 1920–1929 |
| Caps2: | 148 |
| Goals2: | 16 |
| Years3: | 1929 |
| Clubs3: | Halifax Town |
| Years4: | 1929 |
| Years5: | 1930 |
| Clubs5: | Altrincham |
| Years6: | 1930–1931 |
| Years7: | 1931–1932 |
| Clubs7: | Darwen |
Edward Wooldridge Partridge (13 February 1891 – June 1970) was an English footballer who played for Ebbw Vale, Manchester United and Halifax Town.[1]
Partridge was born to David and Martha Partridge in 1891 in the village of Lye, near Stourbridge, Worcestershire and spent much of his pre-adult life there.[2]
By the time he was 20 Teddy had moved to Wales and was working underground in the coal mines near Mynyddislwyn.[3]
He signed on (as Edward Wooldridge) to serve in the British Army in World War I, being in the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment.[4]
After the war, Partridge joined Ebbw Vale and scored 36 goals for them in the 1919–20 season. He then joined Manchester United for the next season and was a regular first team selection for the next three years. "...from inside left has developed into one of the fastest and cleverest left wingers playing. Is a regular box o' tricks and a real flyer."[5]
Partridge was placed on the transfer list at the end of the 1928–29 season and in early July 1929 it was announced that he'd been signed by Halifax Town.[6] His stay with Halifax was short-lived, as in November the team and Partridge agreed to part ways.[7] The following year, he was playing at Crewe Alexandra.[8] [9] In 1931, he was made the captain of Darwen.[10]
Partridge married Nora Roberts in 1922. In 1939 they were living in Stretford, Lancashire, with his occupation listed as aircraft trainee at Metro-Vickers.[11]
When Nora died in Manchester in 1967, Partridge was listed as a retired electrician's labourer, and at his death in early June 1970, he was still at the same address in Aldwick Avenue, Didsbury.[12]