Alf Edge

Alf Edge

Personal information
Full name	Alfred Edge[1]
Date of birth	October 1864[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Date of death	11 April 1941 (aged 76)[1]
Playing position	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1884	Goldenhill Wanderers
1885–1891	Stoke	52	(16)
1891–1892	Newton Heath	19	(7)
1892	Nottingham Jardines Athletic
1892–1893	Stoke	1	(1)
1893–1894	Northwich Victoria	3	(0)
1894	Manchester City	1	(0)
–	Macclesfield
Total		76	(24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Alfred "Alf" Edge (October 1864 – 11 April 1941) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He played for Manchester City, Newton Heath, Northwich Victoria and Stoke.^[1]

Career

Edge was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played for his local side Goldenhill Wanderers before joining Stoke in 1885.^[1] He became a useful forward for Stoke and scored five goals in a 10–1 win over Caernarfon Wanderers in the FA Cup during the 1886–87 season.^[1] He was a member of the Stoke squad in their first two seasons in the Football League and like the rest of the team Edge struggled and in 1890, Stoke failed to gain re-election and joined the Football Alliance. Stoke were much more successful as they finished as champions of the Alliance with Edge scoring 12 goals.^[1]

Stoke re-gained their place in the Football League but Edge stayed in the Alliance signing for Manchester based Newton Heath.^[1] Whilst at Newton Heath he was suspended by the FA for also playing for Nottingham Jardines Athletic. His ban was lifted after an investigation and he re-joined Stoke in 1892. He played one match for Stoke which came in a 7–1 victory against his old club Newton Heath.^[1] He later went on to play for Northwich Victoria, Manchester City and finished his football career with Macclesfield.^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke[1]	1885–86	—	—		2	0	2	0
	1886–87	—	—		2	6	2	6
	1887–88	—	—		4	2	4	2
	1888–89	Football League	19	3	1	0	20	3
	1889–90	Football League	11	1	4	3	15	4
	1890–91	Football Alliance	22	12	3	0	25	12
	Total		52	16	16	11	68	27
Newton Heath	1891–92	Football Alliance	19	7	3	3	22	10
Stoke[1]	1892–93	First Division	1	1	0	0	1	1
Northwich Victoria	1893–94	Second Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
Manchester City	1894–95	Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career Total			76	24	19	14	95	38

Honours

Stoke

• Football Alliance: 1890–91

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

External links

• MUFCInfo.com profile