Bill Edmunds

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Bill Edmunds
Personal information
Full name William Edmunds[1]
Date of birth q1 1898[2]
Place of birth Trimdon Grange, County Durham,[3] England
Date of death q4 1964 (aged 66)
Place of death County Durham,[lower-alpha 1] England
Playing position Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Shildon
– Spennymoor United
1921–1922 Darlington 8 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


William "Bill" Edmunds (q1 1898 – q4 1964) was a footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Darlington.[1] He also played non-league football in the north-east of England for clubs including Shildon and Spennymoor United.

Life and career

Edmunds was born in Trimdon Grange, County Durham, the third child of James Edmunds, a coal miner, and his wife Sarah.[3] He played North-Eastern League football for clubs including Shildon[4] and Spennymoor United[5] before, at the age of 23, signing for Darlington ahead of their first season in the Football League.[6] A "towering centre forward",[7] Edmunds went straight into the first eleven for the opening match, at home to Halifax Town in the newly formed Third Division North.[6] He scored a late consolation goal in a 5–1 loss in the reverse fixture,[8] but was left out in favour of George Stevens for the next match, a 7–0 defeat of Chesterfield,[9] and dropped into the reserves.

A scoring spree in the North-Eastern League after Christmas[10] earned him a recall to the first team.[11] He duly scored three times as Darlington beat Tranmere Rovers 4–1 at home,[12] and played in the next five matches, scoring twice (against Stalybridge Celtic and Wigan Borough) before returning to the reserves.[13] At the end of the season, he played on the losing side in the Durham Senior Cup final against Sunderland reserves.[14]

Edmunds died in 1964 at the age of 66.[lower-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Edmunds's death was registered in the fourth quarter of 1964 in the Durham South Eastern registration district,[15] which included Billingham, Hartlepool, Sedgefield, Stockton and surroundings.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ↑ "England & Wales births 1837–2006 Transcription". William Edmunds. Birth year: 1898. Quarter: 1. District: Sedgefield. County: Durham. Volume: 10A. Page: 101. Retrieved 16 November 2014 – via Findmypast. (subscription required (help)).
  3. 1 2 "1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription 3 Cross Plantation Trimdon Grange, Trimdon, Durham, England". William Edmunds. Age: 13. Birthplace: Trimdon Grange Durham. Census reference: RG14PN29679 RG78PN1719 RD546 SD1 ED12 SN88. Retrieved 16 November 2014 – via Findmypast. (subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ "North-Eastern League". Yorkshire Post. 5 April 1920. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
  5. ↑ "North-Eastern League". Yorkshire Post. 14 February 1921. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
  6. 1 2 "Football". Yorkshire Post. 27 August 1921. p. 16 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
  7. ↑ "Hartlepools United v. Darlington". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 1 September 1921. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
  8. ↑ "Halifax Town v. Darlington: 10,000 spectators present". Yorkshire Post. 5 September 1921. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
  9. ↑ "Darlington v. Chesterfield: visitors swamped". Yorkshire Post. 12 September 1921. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
  10. ↑ "North-Eastern League". Yorkshire Post. 27 December 1921. p. 3. In the second half Edmunds scored for Darlington, the same player heading in a second goal.
    "North-Eastern League". Yorkshire Post. 9 January 1922. p. 4. Edmunds equalised from a penalty.
    "North-Eastern League". Yorkshire Post. 16 January 1922. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)). Edmunds put the Quakers ahead again.
  11. ↑ "Association". Yorkshire Post. 4 February 1922. p. 16 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)). Darlington are giving another trial to Edmunds in the centre forward position.
  12. ↑ "Darlington outplay Tranmere Rovers". Yorkshire Post. 6 February 1922. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
  13. ↑ "No title". Yorkshire Post. 11 February 1922. p. 18.
    "Darlington v. Stalybridge Celtic: league leaders again win". Yorkshire Post. 20 February 1922. p. 3.
    "Third League (North)". Western Morning News. Plymouth. 6 March 1922. p. 2.
    "Third League. Darlington v. Hartlepools United. Changes in Darlington forward line". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 24 March 1922. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
  14. ↑ "Durham Senior Cup. Final tie". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 13 May 1922. p. 6.
  15. ↑ "England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription". William Edmunds. Age: 66. Death quarter: 4. Death year: 1964. District: Durham South Eastern. County: Durham. Volume: 1A. Page: 661. Retrieved 16 November 2014 – via Findmypast. (subscription required (help)).
  16. ↑ "Durham North Eastern registration district". GENUKI. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
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