Andy Edwards (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew David Edwards | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Epping, Essex, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Leyton Orient academy director | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1995 | Southend United | 147 | (5) |
| 1995–1996 | Birmingham City | 40 | (1) |
| 1996–2003 | Peterborough United | 267 | (10) |
| 2003–2004 | Rushden & Diamonds | 41 | (4) |
| 2004–2006 | Southend United | 32 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Grays Athletic (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Aldershot Town | 17 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016 | Leyton Orient (caretaker) | ||
| 2016– | Leyton Orient | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Andy Edwards (born 17 September 1971) is an English former professional footballer and manager at Leyton Orient, after joining as youth team manager in 2009 and becoming Academy Director in 2011. He was appointed permanent manager of Leyton Orient on 23 November 2016 following the departure of Alberto Cavasin.
During his playing career he achieved six promotions and played for a number of clubs, including Southend United, Birmingham City, Peterborough United, Rushden & Diamonds, Grays Athletic and Aldershot Town.
Edwards started his career as a schoolboy at West Ham United before signing scholarship forms at Southend United in 1988. He made his debut as a 17-year-old against Wigan Athletic in the same year.
After signing as a professional with the "Shrimpers" in 1989, Edwards enjoyed successive promotions to the second tier of English football and enjoyed five years at that level before being transferred to Birmingham City in July 1995 for a fee of £450,000.
At Birmingham, Edwards was part of the side that reached a League Cup semi-final before being transferred in November 1996 to Peterborough United. Edwards went on to captain the side to promotion at Wembley in 2000.
He joined Rushden & Diamonds in March 2003 and played a part in their promotion to the Second Division as champions. Edwards scored the goal against Carlisle United that saw the club seal promotion.
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