Career
He made more than 400 Football League appearances for City and Aldershot. Born Wrexham, Edwards was signed by as a youngster in September 1968 after being at Blackburn Rovers on amateur terms. After impressing in the reserve side, Edwards made his Football League debut on 23 April 1969 against Lincoln City, alongside fellow youngster Grenville Millington.
The pair would go on to make more than 500 league appearances for the club between them.
By 1971-1972, Edwards was first-choice right-back at and the subject of constant transfer speculation, having been involved in a tour of New Zealand and the Far East with Wales the previous summer. Although he had a brief loan spell at Rotherham United in the first half of 1973–1974 while out of "s first team, Edwards returned to without appearing for the Millers and soon regained his place in the side.
In 1974–1975, Edwards missed just four games as were promoted from Division Four and reached the Football League Cup semi-finals. Despite playing at full back, Edwards scored seven times during the season.
He remained with the club until he joined Aldershot in July 1978.
After four seasons with Aldershot, Edwards returned to in June 1982 with funds raised by supporters through the Seals Player Appeal Fund. He marked his first league game back with the winning goal against Crewe Alexandra, but he made just seven more league appearances and moved on to Oswestry Town the following year. In May 2004, 53-year-old Edwards played in goalkeeper Wayne Brown"s testimonial at Deva Stadium.
