Nigel Edwards (born 31 December 1950) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a full back. He made more than 400

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appearances for Chester City and Aldershot.

Playing career

Born Wrexham, Edwards was signed by

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

as a youngster in September 1968 after being at Blackburn Rovers on amateur terms. After impressing in the reserve side, Edwards made his

debut on 23 April 1969 against Lincoln City, alongside fellow youngster Grenville Millington. The pair would go on to make more than 500 league appearances for the club between them. By 1971–72, Edwards was first-choice right-back at Chester and the subject of constant transfer speculation, having been involved in a tour of New Zealand and the Far East with Wales the previous summer. Although he had a brief loan spell at Rotherham United in the first half of 1973–1974 while out of Chester's first team, Edwards returned to Chester without appearing for the Millers and soon regained his place in the side. In 1974–1975, Edwards missed just four games as Chester were promoted from Division Four and reached the

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semi-finals. Despite playing at full back, Edwards scored seven times during the season. Two years later he helped Chester reach the fifth round of the FA Cup and win the spin-off Debenhams Cup competition at the end of the season. He remained with the club until he joined Aldershot in July 1978. After four seasons with Aldershot, Edwards returned to Chester in June 1982 with funds raised by supporters through the Seals Player Appeal Fund. He marked his first league game back with the winning goal against Crewe Alexandra, but he made just seven more league appearances and moved on to

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the following year. In May 2004, 53-year-old Edwards played in Chester goalkeeper Wayne Brown's testimonial at Deva Stadium.

Honours

Chester *

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promotion as fourth placed team: 1974–1975. *

semi-finalists: 1974–1975. * Debenhams Cup winners: 1976–1977.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Nigel 1950 births Living people Footballers from Wrexham Welsh men's footballers Wales men's under-23 international footballers Men's association football fullbacks English Football League players Chester City F.C. players Aldershot F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Oswestry Town F.C. players People educated at Ruabon Grammar School