Andy Edwards
Personal information
Full name Andrew David Edwards[1]
Date of birth (1971-09-17) 17 September 1971 (age 52)[2]
Place of birth Epping, Essex,[2] England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Position(s) Central defender
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)
Total 549 (21)
Managerial career
2016 Leyton Orient (caretaker)
2016–2017 Leyton Orient
2021–2022 England U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew David Edwards (born 17 September 1971) is an English former professional footballer and manager, currently working as an assistant coach of the England youth teams with the Football Association.

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. He was manager of Leyton Orient before joining the FA in 2017.

Playing career

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,[1] 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.[3]

At Birmingham, Edwards was part of the side that reached a League Cup semi-final[4] before being transferred in November 1996 to Peterborough United. Edwards went on to captain the side to promotion at Wembley in 2000.[5]

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.[6]

After leaving Nene Park in the summer of 2004, Edwards re-joined Southend United[7] and again enjoyed successive promotions as the club went from League Two to the Championship. After a loan spell with Conference club Grays Athletic,[7] where he was on the bench as they won the 2005-06 FA Trophy,[8] he left Roots Hall in 2006 and joined Aldershot Town, but injury ended his career in January 2007.[9]

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Edwards moved into coaching, with spells as assistant manager at St Albans City and as a coach within the Arsenal Academy. He joined Leyton Orient as youth team manager in 2009,[2] which "evolved into the role of academy director" in 2011.[10] He and Kevin Dearden assisted Kevin Nugent during Nugent's brief tenure as manager.[11] Edwards was appointed permanent manager on 23 November 2016 following the departure of Alberto Cavasin.[12]

Edwards left Orient for a role with the Football Association on 29 January 2017 as an out-of-possession coach working with England's development teams.[13] He was a staff member with the England under-20 team that won the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea,[14] and went on to work with the U19s in preparation for the 2018 European Championships.[15]

On 26 August 2021, Edwards was appointed as head coach of England U20s for the forthcoming autumn internationals.[16] He was succeeded by Ian Foster on 16 August 2022.[17]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 28 January 2017
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Leyton Orient (caretaker)[18] 26 September 2016 2 October 2016 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Leyton Orient 23 November 2016 29 January 2017 9 2 1 6 8 18 −10 022.22
Total 11 2 2 7 8 20 −12 018.18

Honours

Southend United

References

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-85291-662-6.
  2. ^ a b c "Coaching staff profiles". Leyton Orient F.C. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ^ Shaw, Phil (10 February 1996). "Fry ready to put heat on Leeds". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ^ Shaw, Phil (26 February 1996). "Leeds rely on African influence". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. ^ Swann, Alan (10 May 2011). "May 2000, Wembley: Posh 1, Darlington 0 – The moment Clarke became a Posh legend". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Carlisle 1–2 Rushden & Diamonds". BBC Sport. 19 April 2003. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Southend's Edwards recall blocked". BBC Sport. 13 April 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Grays beat Cards to retain Trophy". BBC. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Broken leg ends Edwards' season". BBC Sport. 15 January 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  10. ^ Long, Charlie (25 February 2015). "News: Edwards provides Academy update". Leyton Orient FC. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  11. ^ Bodell, Tom (25 September 2014). "Russell Slade's assistant, Kevin Nugent, will take charge of Leyton Orient against Rochdale on Saturday". Surrey Comet. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Alberto Cavasin: Leyton Orient sack manager after seven weeks in charge". BBC Sport. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Leyton Orient boss Andy Edwards joins Young Lions set-up". The Football Association. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  14. ^ Bate, Adam (12 June 2017). "Andy Edwards interview: From Leyton Orient to World Cup winner". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Young Lions set for new season". The Football Association. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  16. ^ "England youth coaches confirmed". England Football. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  17. ^ "England youth team coaches appointed for 2022-23 season". 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  18. ^ "2016–17 Leyton Orient Fixtures and Results". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  19. ^ "Southend 0–2 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

External links

Leyton Orient F.C. – managers
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