Dean Edwards (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dean Stephen Edwards | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | (2) |
| 1982 | KuPS | 3 | (0) |
| 1982–1984 | VPS Vaasa | 70 | (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 | 8 | (2) |
| 1992 | Sliema Wanderers | 6 | (2) |
| 1993 | Hong Kong Rangers | 4 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1996–1998 | Bideford (player/manager) | ||
| 2004 | Pelsall Villa (player/manager) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Willenhall Town (player/manager) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Hednesford Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Dean Stephen Edwards (born 25 February 1962) is an English former professional footballer. He scored for Torquay United in two different Wembley appearances.
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,
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