Rob Edwards (footballer, born 1973)

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Rob Edwards
Personal information
Full name Robert William Edwards [1]
Date of birth (1973-01-01) 1 January 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Kendal, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Forest Green Rovers (first-team coach)
Youth career
Carlisle United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1991 Carlisle United 48 (5)
1991–1999 Bristol City 218 (5)
1999–2004 Preston North End 169 (4)
2004–2006 Blackpool 58 (1)
2006–2011 Exeter City 160 (2)
Total445(17)
International career‡
Wales U21 17 (?)
Wales B 2 (?)
1997–1998 Wales 4 (0)
Managerial career
2014 Tranmere Rovers
Wales U17
2019–2024 Wales U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:37, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:29, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Robert William Edwards (born 1 January 1973 in Kendal, Westmorland) is a professional football manager and former player. He is currently first-team coach at Forest Green Rovers. He played for Football League One side Exeter City before retiring in May 2011, and is a Welsh international, being capped on four occasions. [2] In May 2014, he was appointed the manager of Tranmere Rovers. He was sacked from the post in October 2014. In August 2019 Edwards was promoted from Wales Under 17 coach to Wales Under 19 team coach

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Playing career

Edwards, a defender, started his career as a trainee with Carlisle, playing in 56 first team games with the club. On 27 March 1991, Robert completed a £135,000 move to then Division Two side Bristol City.

In over eight seasons at Ashton Gate, Edwards made 266 appearances and earned his first cap for Wales. On 8 August 1999 Edwards moved on a free to then League One side Preston North End, where he played an important role in Preston's title victory, and promotion to the second tier. On 1 July 2004, Edwards moved to League One side Blackpool where he made 69 appearances before being released on a free at the end of the 2005–06 season by manager Simon Grayson. He scored once during his spell at Blackpool, in a 2–1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in August 2004. [3]

After playing on trial with his first club Carlisle and also League Two side Rochdale, Edwards was snapped up by Conference National side Exeter City. After signing for the Grecians in 2006, he established himself as a first team regular in the heart of the defence for Exeter City and in December 2007, City manager Paul Tisdale appointed Rob as player-coach at Exeter: coaching the reserves, while still being a member of the first team. In fact, he was the only member of the squad to start in all 46 matches of Exeter's 2007–08 campaign. That season culminated in Edwards scoring the winning goal at Wembley on 18 May 2008 in Exeter's 2008 Conference National play-off final win over Cambridge United securing the club's return to the Football League.

He retired from professional football in May 2011. [4]

Managerial career

After retiring, Edwards worked as first team coach for Exeter City. [5] On 13 May 2014 Edwards quit as assistant manager of Exeter City. [6] On 27 May 2014, he was appointed as the new manager of Tranmere Rovers. [7] Edwards was sacked from his job as manager on 13 October 2014. [8]

In February 2015 Edwards, who the previous December had been appointed as assistant to Paul Buckle at Cheltenham Town, left the club (along with Buckle) by mutual consent.[ citation needed ]

In August 2019 Edwards was promoted from Wales Under 17 coach to Wales Under 19 team coach. [9]

In June 2024, Edwards joined National League side Forest Green Rovers as first-team coach. [10]

Managerial statistics

As of 13 October 2014
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef
PWDLWin %
Tranmere Rovers 27 May 201413 October 201414248014.3 [11]
Total14248014.3—

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References

  1. ↑ Samuel, Bill (2009). The Complete Wales FC 1876-2008. Soccer Books. p. 105. ISBN   978-1-86223-176-4.
  2. ↑ Rob Edwards at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  3. ↑ "Blackpool 1-2 Sheff Wed". BBC. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Exeter City release 12 squad members". BBC Sport. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  5. ↑ Exeter City F.C. (11 March 2011). "Who's Who at Exeter City Football Club" . Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Exeter City assistant manager Rob Edwards leaves St James Park". BBC Sport. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  7. ↑ BBC Sport, "Tranmere Rovers appoint Rob Edwards as new manager", 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014
  8. ↑ BBC Sport, "Rob Edwards: Tranmere Rovers sack manager after five months", 13 October 2014
  9. ↑ Edwards appointed under 19 coach
  10. ↑ "ROB EDWARDS JOINS FGR". www.fgr.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Managers: Rob Edwards". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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