Edward Price (13 June 1883 – 29 December 1967) was an English professional

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who played in the

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for Stockport County and Queens Park Rangers as a

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. He made over 100 Southern League appearances for

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and is a member of the club's

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Club career

Early years

, Price began his career at Richmond Villa and played for the Medical Corps and Aldershot Depot representative teams while serving in the

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. While with Aldershot, he won the 1907 cup for best all-round sportsman at the

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. He returned to his native

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to join hometown Birmingham & District League club

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in October 1908, staying with the club for ten months.

Stockport County

Price moved to the

in August 1909, when he signed for

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club Stockport County. He made just three appearances during 1909–10, but established himself in the first team the following season and made 34 appearances. Price departed the club at the end of the 1910–11 season and made 37 appearances during his two seasons at Edgeley Park.

Croydon Common

Pride moved to

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and dropped back into

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to sign for Southern League Second Division club Croydon Common in 1911. He represented the team in both the Southern League and the London Combination and made 18 and 24 appearances respectively. Price left the club at the end of the 1911–12 season, having made 46 appearances for the Robins.

Brentford

Price joined Southern League First Division club

in 1912. He had a poor 1912–13 season and conceded the goals which saw the Bees relegated to the Second Division. Price was a part of the Brentford team which challenged for promotion in the 1913–14 and 1914–15 seasons, before competitive football was suspended in 1915, due to the outbreak of the

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. Price continued to play for Brentford through the war and during the 1917–18 season, he joined London Munitions League club Wilkinsons as a guest. He was a part of the Brentford team which won the 1918–19 London Combination title. Price was awarded a

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against Millwall in September 1919 and with the resumption of competitive football, he returned to Southern League action for the 1919–20 season. Price departed

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in May 1920, after making 118 appearances in four competitive seasons for Brentford. He returned to Brentford in September 1921, but failed to make any further competitive appearances for the club. Price was posthumously inducted into the Brentford

in 2019.

Queens Park Rangers

Price returned to league football in May 1920, when he signed for

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club Queens Park Rangers. He made seven appearances during the 1920–21 season and departed Loftus Road in September 1921.

Representative career

Price played for the Southern League representative team in a match against their Irish League counterparts in November 1919.

Personal life

Price spent many years in the

and spent five years in South Africa with the South Staffordshire Regiment. He served in the

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and won the

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. After suffering an injury, he transferred to the Army Medical Corps. After leaving the army, Price settled in

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. He was rejected for active service in the First World War.

Career statistics

Honours

Brentford * London Combination: 1918–19 Individual * Brentford Hall of Fame

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Ted 1883 births Sportspeople from Walsall English footballers Brentford F.C. players English Football League players 1967 deaths Walsall F.C. players Southern Football League players Association football goalkeepers Stockport County F.C. players Croydon Common F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players South Staffordshire Regiment soldiers Royal Army Medical Corps soldiers British Army personnel of the Second Boer War Southern Football League representative players Military personnel from Staffordshire