Alex Edwards (born 14 February 1946) is a Scottish former association football player, who played as a midfielder for

Dunfermline Dunfermline (; sco, Dunfaurlin, gd, Dùn Phàrlain) is a city, parish and former Royal Burgh, in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. The city currently has an estimated population of 58,508. Accord ...

, Hibernian and

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen. The ...

. Jock Stein gave Edwards his league debut just five days after his 16th birthday in February 1962,DAFC Squad
, Dunfermline Athletic official website. which made him the second youngest outfield player, after Andy Penman of Dundee, to ever play in a

Scottish Football League The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km south ...

match.Hibernian Legends: Alex Edwards
Hibernian official site. He then featured as a 16-year-old in Dunfermline's famous 6-2 home victory against Valencia in 1962. He then went on to play for Dunfermline in the Scottish Cup Finals of

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and

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, winning the latter. Hibernian manager

Eddie Turnbull Edward Hunter Turnbull (12 April 1923 – 30 April 2011) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He played as a forward for Hibernian and Scotland, forming part of the Hibs " Famous Five" forward line. He then had successful sp ...

signed Edwards for £13,000 in 1971. He combined well on the right side of the Hibs side with John Brownlie. He played in another Scottish Cup Final in

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

, before winning the Scottish League Cup in the following season. Hibs challenged for the league title that season as well, but fell away after Edwards was banned for eight weeks having been booked four times. Edwards moved on to

in 1978, before retiring from professional football in 1980.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Alex 1946 births Living people Footballers from Dunfermline Men's association football wingers Scottish men's footballers Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scotland men's under-23 international footballers Scottish Football League representative players