Dean Edwards (footballer)
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| Dean Edwards | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dean Stephen Edwards | |
| Date of birth | February 25, 1962 | |
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| -1980 | Shrewsbury Town | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1980-1982
-1985 |
Shrewsbury Town KuPS VPS Vaasa Telford United Sligo Rovers Wolverhampton Wanderers Exeter City Torquay United Exeter City Northampton Town Hong Kong Sliema Wanderers Stafford Rangers F.C. |
13 (1)
31 (9) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1996-1998 2004 2007-2008 2008- |
Bideford Pelsall Villa Willenhall Town Hednesford Town |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Dean Stephen Edwards (born February 25, 1962) is an English former professional football forward.
Edwards was born in Wolverhampton and began his career as an apprentice with Shrewsbury Town, turning professional in February 1980. He played only 13 times, scoring once for the Shrews before joining Finnish side Kuopion Palloseura. He subsequently moved to Telford United from where he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 1985, playing for Wolves as they fell into Division Four for the first time in their history.
He left Molineux in March 1987, having scored 9 times in 31 games, joining Exeter City. He became a regular both on the teamsheet and the scoresheet at Exeter, hitting the net 17 times in 54 league games before moving to Torquay United in August 1988.
He became an integral part of Cyril Knowles' side, scoring Torquay's goal at Wembley in the Sherpa Van Trophy Final defeat against Bolton Wanderers, and scored again at Wembley two years later as Torquay won promotion via the play-offs.
In December 1991 he moved back to Exeter City on a free transfer, having played 116 league games and scored 26 league goals for the Gulls. He stayed only a few months at Exeter before another short spell at Northampton Town to finish his league career. He played in Hong Kong, Malta with Sliema Wanderers, and played a couple games for Stafford Rangers the following season. He later returned to Devon to play for Barnstaple Town. In the autumn of 1996 he became player-manager of Bideford in the Western League, but resigned on the 30th of July 1998 out of despair at the lack of commitment to pre-season training amongst his squad. Shortly prior to his resignation he had become the licensee of a pub close to Plainmoor in Torquay, but in August 2000, the Torquay based Herald Express reported that he was running a social club in his native Wolverhampton.
In January 2004, Edwards was appointed as player-manager of non-league side Pelsall Villa, but was unable to prevent the club's relegation and left at the end of the season.
In March 2006 he became assistant manager, under former Wolves teammate Mel Eves, at Willenhall Town[1] and in September 2006, at the age of 44, was still registered as a player for Willenhall.[2]
In October 2007 Edwards took over as Manager of Willenhall Town after the departure of Mel Eves.
Dean Edwards resigned as manager in April 2008 and was appointed manager of Unibond Premier side Hednesford Town the following month.[3]
