Josh Edwards

Joshua Edwards is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Dunfermline Athletic. Edwards began his career with Airdrieonians.

Josh Edwards

Personal information
Full name	Joshua Edwards
Date of birth	27 May 2000
Place of birth	Scotland
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Dunfermline Athletic
Number	3
Youth career
	Kilmarnock
	Ayr United
0000–2017	Crosshouse Community
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Airdrieonians	34	(0)
2019–	Dunfermline Athletic	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:28, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Edwards started his career with Kilmarnock, Ayr United and Ayrshire boys’ club Crosshouse Community,[1] before joining Scottish League One side Airdrieonians in 2017.[1] He made his first-team debut in a league victory over Forfar Athletic in December 2017.[2][3]

After attracting interest from a number of clubs,[4] Edwards signed a two-year deal with Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic for an undisclosed fee on 16 July 2019.[2] The following day, Edwards made his first appearance for Dunfermline, coming on as a second-half substitute in a Scottish League Cup match against Albion Rovers.[5]

Career statistics

As of 7 October 2020[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Airdrieonians	2017–18[7]	Scottish League One	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2018–19[8]		22	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	27	0
	Total		34	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	39	0
Dunfermline Athletic	2019–20[9]	Scottish Championship	14	0	1	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	18	0
	2020–21[10]		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		14	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	19	0
Career total			48	0	2	0	8	0	1	0	59	0

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. Temple, Alan (16 July 2019). "Josh Edwards opens up on testing journey from boys' club football to Dunfermline – as Stevie Crawford explains Callum Smith exit". Deadline News. Capital City Press. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
2. "Josh Edwards: Dunfermline pay undisclosed fee for Airdrieonians left-back". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
3. "Airdrieonians 2–1 Forfar Athletic". Airdrieonians FC. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
4. Hart, Ross (16 July 2019). "Dunfermline sign Airdrie full-back Josh Edwards". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
5. "Dunfermline 6–0 Albion Rovers". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
6. Josh Edwards at Soccerbase
7. "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
8. "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
9. "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
10. "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

External links

• Josh Edwards at Soccerbase