Teddy Partridge
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Wooldridge Partridge | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Lye, Worcestershire, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 June 1970 (aged 79) | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Ebbw Vale | ||
| 1920–1929 | Manchester United | 148 | (16) |
| 1929 | Halifax Town | ||
| 1929 | Manchester Central | ||
| 1930 | Altrincham | ||
| 1930–1931 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 1931–1932 | Darwen | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edward Wooldridge Partridge (13 February 1891 – June 1970) was an English footballer who played for Ebbw Vale, Manchester United and Halifax Town.[1]
Partridge was born to David and Martha Partridge in 1891 in the village of Lye, near Stourbridge, Worcestershire and spent much of his pre-adult life there.[2]
By the time he was 20 Teddy had moved to Wales and was working underground in the coal mines near Mynyddislwyn.[3]
He signed on (as Edward Wooldridge) to serve in the British Army in World War I, being in the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment.[4]
Football career
After the war, Partridge joined Ebbw Vale and scored 36 goals for them in the 1919–20 season. He then joined Manchester United for the next season and was a regular first team selection for the next three years. "...from inside left has developed into one of the fastest and cleverest left wingers playing. Is a regular box o' tricks and a real flyer."[5]
Partridge was placed on the transfer list at the end of the 1928–29 season and in early July 1929 it was announced that he'd been signed by Halifax Town.[6] His stay with Halifax was short-lived, as in November the team and Partridge agreed to part ways.[7] The following year, he was playing at Crewe Alexandra.[8][9] In 1931, he was made the captain of Darwen.[10]
