Derek Edge

Derek Edge

Personal information
Full name	Derek Edge[1]
Date of birth	(1942-02-14)14 February 1942[1]
Place of birth	Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death	23 October 1991(1991-10-23) (aged 49)[2]
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Stoke City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1962	Port Vale	2	(0)
1962–1963	Crewe Alexandra	0	(0)
1963–1964	Macclesfield Town	24	(2)
	Stafford Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Derek Edge (14 February 1942 – 23 October 1991) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale.

Career

Edge played for Stoke City before joining Potteries derby rivals Port Vale as an amateur before signing as a professional in 1960.[1] After making his debut at Vale Park in a 2–1 win over Reading on 9 October 1961 he also played in the 3–1 defeat to Watford at Vicarage Road on 24 February.[1] These were his only two Third Division appearances of the 1961–62 season for Norman Low. He left on a free transfer in May 1962. He moved on to Crewe Alexandra.[1] He signed with Cheshire County League side Macclesfield Town in March 1963 on a free transfer. The following year, he moved on to Stafford Rangers.[3]

Career statistics

Source:[4]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1961–62	Third Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Crewe Alexandra	1962–63	Fourth Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macclesfield Town	1962–63[5]	Cheshire County League	12	1	0	0	3	0	15	1
	1963–64[6]	Cheshire County League	12	1	5	1	4	0	21	2
	Total		24	2	5	1	7	0	36	3

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 93. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "Derek Edge". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
3. "Profile". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
4. Derek Edge at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
5. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
6. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.