Brian Edgley
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brian Kenneth Edgley[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 August 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Shrewsbury, England | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward, left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1955–1956 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956–1960 | Shrewsbury Town | 113 | (12) |
1960–1961 | Cardiff City | 10 | (1) |
1961–1962 | Brentford | 39 | (9) |
1962–1963 | Barnsley | 4 | (0) |
Merthyr Tydfil | |||
1965–1966 | Caernarfon Town | ||
1966 | Addington | ||
1966 | Arcadia United | ||
1967 | Cape Town City | ||
1968 | Hereford United | 0 | (0) |
GKN Sankey | |||
1970 | Ringwood City | ||
1971–1972 | Balgownie Rangers | ||
1973–1975 | Mooroolbark United | (28) | |
Managerial career | |||
1965–1966 | Caernarfon Town (player-manager) | ||
1970 | Ringwood City (player-manager) | ||
1971–1972 | Balgownie Rangers (player-manager) | ||
1973–1975 | Mooroolbark United | ||
1976 | South Melbourne Hellas | ||
1976–1977 | Doveton | ||
1977 | Mooroolbark United | ||
1978 | Frankston City | ||
1979 | Essendon Croatia | ||
1980 | Preston Makedonia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Brian Edgley is a retired English professional football inside forward and manager who played in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town, Brentford, Cardiff City and Barnsley.[1] He later played in South Africa and Australia, enjoying a ten-year management career in the latter country.
Playing career
Shrewsbury Town
Edgley began his career at hometown Division Three South club Shrewsbury Town in 1955, making his first team debut in January 1956 and signing his first professional contract the following month.[2] Having begun his career as a left winger, the Shrews' relegation to Division Four in 1958 saw Edgley break into the team on a regular basis as an inside forward, making 32 appearances and scoring five goals to help propel the club back into Division Three with a fourth-place finish in the 1958/59 season.[2] Back in Division Three for the 1959/60 season, he missed just five league games and scored seven goals as Shrewsbury narrowly missed out on a second successive promotion. Edgley departed the club at the end of the season, having made 113 league appearances and scored 12 goals in five years at Gay Meadow.[2]
Cardiff City
Edgley moved up to Division One to sign for Cardiff City in a £6000 deal prior to the start of the 1960/61 season.[2] He had a forgettable season with the Bluebirds, making just 10 league appearances,[3] but his only goal for the club came with a strike in a memorable 3–0 win over Manchester United at Ninian Park on 26 November 1960.[4] He left at the end of the season.[1]
Brentford
Edgley dropped to Division Three to sign for Brentford in the summer of 1961.[1] He managed 12 goals in 33 games during the 1961/62 season,[1][5] a disastrous campaign in which the Bees were relegated to Division Four. Edgley found it difficult to settle at Griffin Park (having failed to relocate from Cardiff to London) and looking for a quick move away, he signed a month-to-month contract at the start of the 1962/63 season.[1] Behind new signing John Dick in the pecking order, Edgley made just five appearances before departing in November 1962.[1][5] He made 45 appearances and scored 13 goals during his time with the Bees.[1]
Barnsley
Edgley joined Division Three side Barnsley in November 1962,[5] but managed just four league appearances for the Tykes.
Non-league football
His league career over, Edgley returned to Wales and played for non-league sides Merthyr Tydfil and Caernarfon Town.[2][6]
South Africa
In 1966 and 1967, Edgley played in South Africa for National Football League sides Addington, Arcadia United and Cape Town City.
Return to non-league football
Edgley returned to England in 1968 and made one appearance for Southern League Premier Division side Hereford United in a Welsh Cup semi-final win over Newport County on 23 March 1968.[7] He also had a spell with West Midlands (Regional) League side GKN Sankey.
Australia
Edgley moved to Australia in 1970 and played for Ringwood City,[8] Mooroolbark United (top-scoring in the 1973 and 1974 seasons)[9][10] and Balgownie Rangers.[11]
Management career
Caernarfon Town
Edgley had a short spell as player-manager of Welsh League (North) Division One side Caernarfon Town between June 1965 and January 1966.[6] After his departure, the Canaries would go on to win the 1965/66 league title.[12]
Australia
Edgley had a ten-year management career in Victorian and New South Wales regional football, managing Ringwood City,[8] Balgownie Rangers,[11] Mooroolbark United (two spells),[11][13] South Melbourne Hellas,[14] Doveton,[14] Frankston City,[15] Essendon Croatia and Preston Makedonia.[16][17] He won the Victorian Metropolitan League Division One title with Mooroolbark United in 1973, received the Victoria Soccer Coach of the Year award in 1975[14] and later managed the club in the inaugural National Soccer League season, finishing bottom and suffering relegation back to the regional leagues.[13] Edgley won a Victorian State League and Cup double with Preston Makedonia in the 1980 season.[17][18][19]
Personal life
Edgley attended the Monkmoor Boys' School in Shrewsbury.[20] After his retirement from football, Edgley settled in Melbourne, Australia and became a businessman.[2]
Honours
As a player-manager
- Victorian Metropolitan League Division One (1): 1973[21]
As a manager
- Victorian State League (1): 1980[17][18]
- Victorian Cup (1): 1980[19]
As an individual
- Victorian Soccer Coach of the Year (1): 1975[14]
References
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- 1937 births
- Sportspeople from Shrewsbury
- English footballers
- Brentford F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Living people
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players
- Association football wingers
- Association football inside forwards
- English expatriate footballers
- English expatriates in Australia
- National Football League (South Africa) players
- Caernarfon Town F.C. managers
- Caernarfon Town F.C. players
- Addington F.C. players
- Arcadia Shepherds F.C. players
- Cape Town City F.C. players
- English expatriates in South Africa
- English expatriate football managers
- Southern Football League players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- GKN Sankey F.C. players
- Ringwood City SC players
- Ringwood City SC managers
- National Premier Leagues managers
- Balgownie Rangers FC players
- Balgownie Rangers FC managers
- Mooroolbark SC players
- Mooroolbark SC managers
- South Melbourne FC managers
- National Soccer League (Australia) coaches
- Melbourne Knights FC managers
- Preston Lions FC managers
- English football managers