John Hawley Edwards
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Hawley Edwards | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1850 | ||
| Place of birth | Shrewsbury, England | ||
| Date of death | 14 January 1893 (aged 42) | ||
| Place of death | Old Colwyn, Denbighshire, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1873–1880 | Shropshire Wanderers | ||
| 1874–1876 | Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1874 | England | 1 | (0) |
| 1876 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Hawley Edwards (21 March 1850 – 14 January 1893) was an English footballer who made one appearance for England in 1874, before going on to play for Wales in 1876. He was a member of the Wanderers team that won the 1876 FA Cup Final.
Edwards was born in Shrewsbury, educated at Shifnal Grammar School, and was a qualified solicitor, being admitted in 1871. He played from 1873 to 1880 for Shropshire Wanderers, of which he was a founder and captain, when they reached the semi-final FA Cup tie in 1875 and were defeated by the Old Etonians.
He was called into the England side as a late replacement for another Shrewsbury-born player, John Wylie. He made his solitary England appearance on 7 March 1874 against Scotland, playing as an inside forward. After "a most competitive game", Scotland won 2–1, with Robert Kingsford scoring England's consolation goal.
He was also a member of the Wanderers team, making his first appearance on 4 March 1874, scoring in a 4–0 victory over Westminster School. In 1876, he only made two appearances for Wanderers, both in the Cup Final when he played at centre forward against the Old Etonians. In the first match, played at Kennington Oval on 11 March 1876, Edwards scored the first goal, turning in a cross from Charles Wollaston. The Old Etonians equalised through Alexander Bonsor, so the match went to a replay, which the Wanderers won 3–0, thus winning the trophy for the third time in five years.
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