| Dennis Edwards | |
| Fullname: | Dennis Edwards |
| Birth Date: | 1937 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Slough, England |
| Death Place: | Portsmouth, England |
| Position: | Inside forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Old Paludians |
| Years1: | 1954–1957 |
| Clubs1: | Slough Town |
| Caps1: | 35 |
| Goals1: | 27 |
| Years2: | 1957–1959 |
| Clubs2: | Wycombe Wanderers |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 31 |
| Years3: | 1959–1965 |
| Clubs3: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps3: | 171 |
| Goals3: | 61 |
| Years4: | 1965–1968 |
| Clubs4: | Portsmouth |
| Caps4: | 71 |
| Goals4: | 14 |
| Years5: | 1967 |
| Clubs5: | → Brentford (loan) |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 1968 |
| Clubs6: | Aldershot |
| Caps6: | 14 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 302 |
| Totalgoals: | 105 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1958 |
| Nationalteam1: | England Amateurs |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
Dennis Edwards (19 January 1937 – 13 September 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League, most notably for Charlton Athletic, for whom he made over 170 appearances. He also played league football for Portsmouth, Brentford and Aldershot. Earlier in his career, Edwards was a prolific goalscorer in non-League football for Slough Town and Wycombe Wanderers and he was capped by England at amateur level.[1] [2]
Edwards was educated at the Lea School and Slough Grammar School.[3] After leaving school he worked as a clerk for ICI and served his national service in the RAF. Edwards was a Brentford supporter.[4] After retiring from football, he lived in Denmead and established a frozen food business.[5] [6]
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Slough Town | 1954–55 | Corinthian League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[7] | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 1955–56 | Corinthian League | 23 | 19 | 2 | 1 | — | 10[8] | 11 | 35 | 31 | |||
| 1956–57 | Corinthian League | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[9] | 1 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Total | 35 | 27 | 2 | 1 | — | 20 | 12 | 57 | 40 | ||||
| Portsmouth | 1964–65[10] | Second Division | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| 1965–66 | Second Division | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 10 | |||
| 1966–67 | Second Division | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| 1967–68 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 71 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 80 | 16 | ||||
| Brentford (loan) | 1967–68[11] | Fourth Division | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 117 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 148 | 58 | |||
Slough Town
1954–55