Edgar Rumney (15 September 1936 – 18 August 2015) was an English professional footballer who played for

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

Biography

Born in Abberton in

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

, Rumney signed for Colchester in 1957, having been an apprentice at the club.Player profile - Edgar Rumney
Archive Database for Colchester United A full back, he made his debut against

QPR Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus R ...

on 2 September 1957, and went on to make 49 appearances for the club, before leaving to join Sudbury Town as player-coach in 1964. After retiring from playing football he became involved with Abberton & District Cricket Club, going on to become the club's record holder for number of appearances (1,627) and wickets taken (1,831), as well as serving as club captain and president.Two former Colchester United players pass away only days apart
Clacton Gazette, 25 August 2015

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rumney, Edgar 1936 births 2015 deaths People from the Borough of Colchester English men's footballers Colchester United F.C. players Sudbury Town F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Essex