John Edgar (English footballer)

For other people named John Edgar, see John Edgar (disambiguation).
John Edgar
Personal information
Full name John David Edgar[1]
Date of birth (1930-12-01)1 December 1930[1]
Place of birth Aldershot, Hampshire,[1] England
Date of death 2006 (aged 75)
Place of death County Durham, England
Playing position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
19??–1951 Bishop Auckland
1951–1954 Ferryhill Athletic
1954–1956 Darlington 12 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

John David Edgar (1 December 1930 – 2006) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Darlington[1] and in non-league football for Bishop Auckland and Ferryhill Athletic.

Life and career

Edgar was born in Aldershot, Hampshire,[1] the son of Scottish footballer Dave Edgar.[2] His father settled in County Durham after playing for Darlington,[3] and Edgar began his senior career in that county. He played for Bishop Auckland during their run to the 1951 Amateur Cup final, but was omitted from the final itself. He was reported to have picked up a late injury,[4][2] but Edgar himself suggested otherwise, never played for the club again, and continued his career with nearby Ferryhill Athletic.[2]

He played his only League football in the Third Division North for his father's former club, Darlington, whom he joined from Ferryhill in 1954.[1] Sunderland had at one time been interested in signing him, but his father advised him to continue his education rather than taking the risk of a career in professional football, so he trained as a schoolteacher and worked in local primary schools.[2]

Edgar died in Durham in 2006 at the age of 75.[lower-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Edgar's death was registered in September 2006, in the County of Durham registration district,[5] which corresponds to the County Durham unitary authority.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Amos, Mike (14 September 2001). "Edgar reflects on scrapped dreams". The Northern Echo (Middlesbrough). p. 6. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. ↑ 'Argus' (27 November 1936). "Under the searchlight". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. p. 14 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ "Pegasus choose Cup side". Sunderland Echo. 16 April 1951. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)). Bishop Auckland, the other finalists, will not choose their team until late to-night. All the players are fit, although J.R. Hardisty slightly strained himself in a league game on Saturday.
    Ulyatt, Richard (17 April 1951). "Cup finalists' new raining plan". Yorkshire Post. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)). Taylor takes the place of J.D. Edgar, who played in the semi-final and who is injured
  5. ↑ "England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription". John David Edgar. District: Durham. County: Durham. District number: 4421B. Register number: CD1B. Entry number: 175. Retrieved 30 November 2014 – via Findmypast. (subscription required (help)).
  6. ↑ "County of Durham registration district". UKBMD. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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