Eddie Edmonds

Eddie Edmonds
Personal information
Full name	Alfred John Edmonds
Date of birth	16 October 1902
Place of birth	Brighton, England
Date of death	25 March 1942 (aged 39)
Place of death	Bury, Lancashire, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Utility player
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Vernon Athletic
	Allen West
1925–1929	Brighton & Hove Albion
1929–1932	Clapton Orient
1932–1934	Bury
1934–1935	Mansfield Town
	Manchester North End
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred John Edmonds (16 October 1902 – 25 March 1942), known as Alf or Eddie Edmonds, was an English professional footballer who played in a variety of positions in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Clapton Orient, Bury and Mansfield Town.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Edmonds retired from full-time football in 1935 to become a publican, but continued to play on a part-time basis for Manchester North End. He killed himself with gas in Bury, Lancashire, in 1942 at the age of 39.^[2]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 76–77. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
^ "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ "Footballer's Death". Liverpool Echo. 26 March 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

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[Joyce-1] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.

[CarderHarris-2] Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 76–77. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.

[3] "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[4] "Footballer's Death". Liverpool Echo. 26 March 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

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