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, England
Date of death 9 September 2006(2006-09-09) (aged 75)[1]
Place of death Hurworth-on-Tees, County Durham, England
Position(s) Inside forward, right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1951 Bishop Auckland
1951–1954 Ferryhill Athletic
1954–1956 Darlington 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John David Edgar (1 December 1930 – 9 September 2006) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward or right half 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.[2] He was reported to have picked up a late injury,[4] 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 Hurworth-on-Tees, County Durham, in 2006 at the age of 75.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "John Edgar". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Amos, Mike (14 September 2001). "Edgar reflects on scrapped dreams". The Northern Echo. Middlesbrough. p. 6. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  3. ^ Argus (27 November 1936). "Under the searchlight". Sunderland Daily Echo. p. 14 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Pegasus choose Cup side". Sunderland Echo. 16 April 1951. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive. 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 training plan". Yorkshire Post. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive. Taylor takes the place of J.D. Edgar, who played in the semi-final and who is injured