Len Edwards

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Len Edwards
Personal information
Full name Leonard Owen Edwards [1]
Date of birth (1930-05-30) 30 May 1930 (age 92) [1]
Place of birth Wrexham, [1] Wales
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
19??–1951 Wrexham 0 (0)
1951–1954 Sheffield Wednesday 2 (0)
1954–1955 Brighton & Hove Albion 6 (0)
1955–1957 Crewe Alexandra 40 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonard Owen Edwards (born 30 May 1930) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday, Brighton & Hove Albion and Crewe Alexandra. He was on the books of his home-town club of Wrexham without playing league football for them. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Len Edwards". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 December 2018.