Dean Edwards (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dean Stephen Edwards | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | (2) |
| 1982 | Kuopion Palloseura | 3 | (0) |
| 1982–1984 | Vaasan Palloseura | 38 | (42) |
| 1983–1985 | Telford United | 54 | (24) |
| 1985–1987 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | (10) |
| 1987–1988 | Exeter City | 54 | (17) |
| 1988–1991 | Torquay United | 116 | (30) |
| 1991–1992 | Exeter City | 4 | (0) |
| 1992 | Northampton Town | 7 | (0) |
| 1992 | Sliema Wanderers | 6 | (2) |
| 1993 | Hong Kong Rangers | 4 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | Bideford | ||
| 2004 | Pelsall Villa | ||
| 2006–2008 | Willenhall Town | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Bideford (player/manager) | ||
| 2004 | Pelsall Villa (player/manager) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Willenhall Town (player/manager) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Hednesford Town | ||
| 2019–2021 | Barnstaple Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dean Stephen Edwards (born 25 February 1962) is an English former professional footballer. After starting his career at Shrewsbury Town, he played for Kuopion Palloseura and Vaasan Palloseura in Finland, before returning to England to play for Telford United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Exeter City, Torquay United and Northampton Town, scoring for Torquay in two different Wembley appearances. After ending his career at Sliema Wanderers and Hong Kong Rangers, he managed several clubs in non-league football.
Edwards was born in Wolverhampton and began his career as an apprentice with Shrewsbury Town, turning professional in February 1980. He played only 13 times, in the old 2nd division (now Championship) scoring twice for the Shrews before joining Finnish side Kuopion Palloseura. From there he moved to Vaasan Palloseura. He subsequently moved to Telford United from where he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 1985, playing for Wolves and forming a partnership with Andy Mutch.
He left Molineux in March 1987, having scored 10 times in 30, joining Exeter City. He became a regular both on the teamsheet and the scoresheet at Exeter, hitting the net 17 times in 54 league games before moving to Torquay United in August 1988.
He became an integral part of Cyril Knowles' side, scoring Torquay's goal at Wembley in the Football League Trophy final defeat against Bolton Wanderers, 1989 and scored again at Wembley two years later v Blackpool as Torquay won promotion via the play-offs to league 1 1991.
In December 1991 he moved back to Exeter City on a free transfer, having played 116 league games and scored 26 league goals for the Gulls. He stayed only a few months at Exeter before another short spell at Northampton Town to finish his league career. He played in Hong Kong, and Malta with Sliema Wanderers.