Johnny Edgar

Football player infobox
playername = Johnny Edgar


fullname = John Edgar
nickname =
height =
dateofbirth = birth date|1936|4|9|df=y
cityofbirth = Worsbrough Dale
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = 2008 (aged 71)
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
currentclub =
position = Inside forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1954-1958
1958-1959
1959-1961
1961-1963
1963
clubs = Barnsley
Gillingham
York City
Hartlepools United
Exeter City
caps(goals) = 22 0(6)
45 (23)
47 (16)
72 (31)
06 0(0)

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

Career

Edgar started his career with Barnsley in May 1954.cite book
last = Hugman
first = Barry J.
title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005
publisher = Queen Anne Press
year = 2005
pages = p188
isbn = 1852916656 ] 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 Third Division.cite book
last = Batters
first = Dave
title = York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990
publisher = The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited
year = 1990
pages = p157
chapter = York City Stars
isbn = 0907969690 ] 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.cite book
last = Batters
first = Dave
title = York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990
publisher = The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited
year = 1990
pages = p345
chapter = City Season-by-Season
isbn = 0907969690 ] His appearances the following season were curtailed by a serious injury and moved to Hartlepools United 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 late January or early February 2008, at the age of 71. [ [http://www.ycfc.net/news/february08/3.php York City official site: Death of John Edgar] ] [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]

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