Education
University of Birmingham. Swansea University.
University of Birmingham. Swansea University.
Club career Born in Treherbert, Edwards began his football career at Swansea Town as an amateur and made his debut in the Football League at the end of the 1938-1939 season. During the early years of the Second World War, he continued to study for a degree at Swansea University while still playing for Swansea Town. Called up to serve in the Royal Air Force, he was stationed in the Midlands, and guested for Coventry City on a number of occasions.
He turned professional with Birmingham City in 1944, contributing to the club winning the championship of the Football League South wartime league and reaching the semi-final of the in the 1945-1946 season, and winning the Second Division title in the 1947-1948 season.
In December 1948 he returned to Wales to sign for Cardiff City for £12,000. He made his debut in a 2–2 draw with Leicester City before scoring on his home debut in a 6–1 victory over Bradford Park Avenue.
He decided to retire in 1955 while still first choice for Cardiff. International career Edwards first represented his country as an amateur in 1938, and played for Wales in wartime internationals and for Services representative sides.
Edwards continued his studies while a Birmingham player, completing a thesis on the history of the "Daucleddau Coalfield", a major part of the Pembrokeshire Coalfield, to gain an Master of Arts degree from the University of Birmingham.
In his later years as a Cardiff City player, he began a business career, working part-time for an oil company. In 1957 he was invited to join the board of directors of Cardiff City, a directorship which he held for twenty-five years in two spells. He wrote a Sunday newspaper column, reported on Cardiff City matches for the British Broadcasting Corporation, and was a magistrate in Cardiff for many years.
He was active on the Sports Council for Wales (now Sport Wales) from its establishment in 1972, and within the Football Association of Wales.
Edwards was married to Pat, and had no children. He died in Llandough Hospital, Cardiff, on 21 October 2008 at the age of 87.