John "Johnny" Edgar (9 April 1936 – January/February 2008) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who scored 76 goals from 192 appearances in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

Career

Edgar started his career with

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

in May 1954. After making 22 appearances and scoring six goals in the league for Barnsley, he joined Gillingham in June 1958. He made 45 appearances and scored 23 goals in the league for them, before joining York City in June 1959, and was regarded an important capture, as the club faced their first season in the

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. He scored the club's quickest hat-trick, after scoring three goals in six minutes in a 3–0 win over Accrington Stanley in October 1959. He finished the 1959–60 season as the club's top scorer, after scoring 17 goals. His appearances the following season were curtailed by a serious injury and moved to

Hartlepools United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Har ...

in June 1961. He joined Exeter City in July 1963, after making 72 appearances and scoring 31 goals in the league for Hartlepools. He made six appearances for Exeter. Edgar died in early 2008, at the age of 71.Edgar's death was reported on 5 February 2008, and the article states that he died "last week", meaning the date of death is sometime between 28 January and 3 February

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edgar, Johnny 1936 births 2008 deaths English footballers Association football inside forwards Barnsley F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players York City F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players English Football League players