Josh Edwards (footballer, born 2000)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Edwards | ||
Date of birth | 27 May 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Kilmarnock | |||
Ayr United | |||
–2017 | Crosshouse Community | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Airdrieonians | 34 | (0) |
2019– | Dunfermline Athletic | 147 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:10, 24 May 2024 (UTC) |
Joshua Edwards (born 27 May 2000) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Dunfermline Athletic. Edwards began his career with Airdrieonians.
Career[edit]
Airdrieonians[edit]
Edwards started his career with Kilmarnock, Ayr United and Ayrshire boys’ club Crosshouse Community,[1] before joining Scottish League One side Airdrieonians in 2017.[1] He made his first-team debut in a league victory over Forfar Athletic in December 2017.[2][3]
Dunfermline Athletic[edit]
After attracting interest from a number of clubs,[4] Edwards signed a two-year deal with Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic for an undisclosed fee on 16 July 2019.[2] The following day, Edwards made his first appearance for Dunfermline, coming on as a second-half substitute in a Scottish League Cup match against Albion Rovers.[5]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 3 May 2024[6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Airdrieonians | 2017–18[7] | Scottish League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2018–19[8] | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Airdrieonians total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
Dunfermline Athletic | 2019–20[9] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
2020–21[10] | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
2021–22[11] | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
2022–23[12] | Scottish League One | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
2023–24[13] | Scottish Championship | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 42 | 4 | |
Dunfermline total | 147 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 182 | 10 | ||
Career total | 181 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 221 | 10 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Premiership Playoffs
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish League One Playoffs
Honours[edit]
Dunfermline Athletic
Individual
- PFA Scotland Team of the Year (Scottish League One): 2022–23[15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Temple, Alan (16 July 2019). "Josh Edwards opens up on testing journey from boys' club football to Dunfermline – as Stevie Crawford explains Callum Smith exit". Deadline News. Capital City Press. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Josh Edwards: Dunfermline pay undisclosed fee for Airdrieonians left-back". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Airdrieonians 2–1 Forfar Athletic". Airdrieonians FC. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ Hart, Ross (16 July 2019). "Dunfermline sign Airdrie full-back Josh Edwards". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Dunfermline 6–0 Albion Rovers". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ Josh Edwards at Soccerbase
- ^ "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ https://spfl.co.uk/news/dunfermline-athletic-win-cinch-league-1
- ^ @PFAScotland (8 May 2023). "Your PFA Scotland League 1 Team of the Year - as voted for by the players" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links[edit]
- Josh Edwards at Soccerbase