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Andrew David Edwards (born 17 September 1971) is an English former professional footballer and manager, currently working as an assistant coach of the England youth teams with the Football Association.

Andy Edwards

Personal information
Full name	Andrew David Edwards[1]
Date of birth	(1971-09-17) 17 September 1971 (age 51)[2]
Place of birth	Epping, Essex,[2] England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Position(s)	Central defender
Youth career
–	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1995	Southend United	147	(5)
1995–1996	Birmingham City	40	(1)
1996–2003	Peterborough United	267	(10)
2003–2004	Rushden & Diamonds	41	(4)
2004–2006	Southend United	32	(1)
2006	→ Grays Athletic (loan)	5	(0)
2006–2007	Aldershot Town	17	(0)
Total		549	(21)
Teams managed
2016	Leyton Orient (caretaker)
2016–2017	Leyton Orient
2021–2022	England U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

During his playing career he achieved six promotions and played for a number of clubs, including Southend United, Birmingham City, Peterborough United, Rushden & Diamonds, Grays Athletic and Aldershot Town. He was manager of Leyton Orient before joining the FA in 2017.

Playing career

Edwards started his career as a schoolboy at West Ham United before signing scholarship forms at Southend United in 1988. He made his debut as a 17-year-old against Wigan Athletic in the same year.

After signing as a professional with the "Shrimpers" in 1989,[1] Edwards enjoyed successive promotions to the second tier of English football and enjoyed five years at that level before being transferred to Birmingham City in July 1995 for a fee of £450,000.[3]

At Birmingham, Edwards was part of the side that reached a League Cup semi-final[4] before being transferred in November 1996 to Peterborough United. Edwards went on to captain the side to promotion at Wembley in 2000.[5]

He joined Rushden & Diamonds in March 2003 and played a part in their promotion to the Second Division as champions. Edwards scored the goal against Carlisle United that saw the club seal promotion.[6]

After leaving Nene Park in the summer of 2004, Edwards re-joined Southend United[7] and again enjoyed successive promotions as the club went from League Two to the Championship. After a loan spell with Conference club Grays Athletic,[7] where he was on the bench as they won the 2005-06 FA Trophy,[8] he left Roots Hall in 2006 and joined Aldershot Town, but injury ended his career in January 2007.[9]

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Edwards moved into coaching, with spells as assistant manager at St Albans City and as a coach within the Arsenal Academy. He joined Leyton Orient as youth team manager in 2009,[2] which "evolved into the role of academy director" in 2011.[10] He and Kevin Dearden assisted Kevin Nugent during Nugent's brief tenure as manager.[11] Edwards was appointed permanent manager on 23 November 2016 following the departure of Alberto Cavasin.[12]

Edwards left Orient for a role with the Football Association on 29 January 2017 as an out-of-possession coach working with England's development teams.[13] He was a staff member with the England under-20 team that won the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea,[14] and went on to work with the U19s in preparation for the 2018 European Championships.[15]

On 26 August 2021, Edwards was appointed as head coach of England U20s for the forthcoming autumn internationals.[16] He was succeeded by Ian Foster on 16 August 2022.[17]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 28 January 2017

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Leyton Orient (caretaker)[18]	26 September 2016	2 October 2016	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Leyton Orient	23 November 2016	29 January 2017	9	2	1	6	8	18	−10	022.22
Total			11	2	2	7	8	20	−12	018.18

References

External links

• Andy Edwards at Soccerbase
• Profile at UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database

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