Johnny Edgar
Encyclopedia
John "Johnny" Edgar was an English
footballer
.
in May 1954. After making 22 appearances and scoring six goals in the league for Barnsley, he joined Gillingham
in June 1958. He made 45 appearances and scored 23 goals in the league for them, before joining York City
in June 1959, and was regarded an important capture, as the club faced their first season in the Third Division
. He scored the club's quickest hat-trick, after scoring three goals in six minutes in a 3–0 win over Accrington Stanley
in October 1959. He finished the 1959–60
season as the club's top scorer, after scoring 17 goals. His appearances the following season were curtailed by a serious injury and moved to Hartlepools United
in June 1961. He joined Exeter City
in July 1963, after making 72 appearances and scoring 31 goals in the league for Hartlepools. He made six appearances for Exeter.
In his career life he met his wife Doreen Cooper in 1954 and he had three children with the eldest being named after himself John martin edgar who is now at the age of 51 and is married to Carole Anne Edgar (Ne King) age 47, the middle child is maxine Elizabeth edgar sheis now the age 48, and the youngest being Amanda Jane Edgar who is now at the age of the 43. Himself and Doreen had 2 grandchildren Zoe edgar and Nathan edgar, they are daughter and son of johnnys eldest john martin.
Edgar died on the 23rd of January 2008, at the age of 71.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
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Career
Edgar started his career with BarnsleyBarnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
in May 1954. After making 22 appearances and scoring six goals in the league for Barnsley, he joined Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
in June 1958. He made 45 appearances and scored 23 goals in the league for them, before joining York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
in June 1959, and was regarded an important capture, as the club faced their first season in the Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
. He scored the club's quickest hat-trick, after scoring three goals in six minutes in a 3–0 win over Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley F.C.
Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system....
in October 1959. He finished the 1959–60
1959-60 in English football
The 1959–60 season was the 80th season of competitive football in England.-Diary of the season:17 November 1959: Phil Taylor resigns as manager of Liverpool after three years as manager, with all three of his seasons in charge ending with a narrow failure to win promotion to the First...
season as the club's top scorer, after scoring 17 goals. His appearances the following season were curtailed by a serious injury and moved to Hartlepools United
Hartlepool United F.C.
Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...
in June 1961. He joined Exeter City
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
in July 1963, after making 72 appearances and scoring 31 goals in the league for Hartlepools. He made six appearances for Exeter.
In his career life he met his wife Doreen Cooper in 1954 and he had three children with the eldest being named after himself John martin edgar who is now at the age of 51 and is married to Carole Anne Edgar (Ne King) age 47, the middle child is maxine Elizabeth edgar sheis now the age 48, and the youngest being Amanda Jane Edgar who is now at the age of the 43. Himself and Doreen had 2 grandchildren Zoe edgar and Nathan edgar, they are daughter and son of johnnys eldest john martin.
Edgar died on the 23rd of January 2008, at the age of 71.