Derek Edge

Derek Edge
Personal information
Full name Derek Edge[1]
Date of birth (1942-02-14) 14 February 1942[1]
Place of birth Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing position Forward
Youth career
Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1960–1962 Port Vale 2 (0)
1962–1963 Crewe Alexandra 0 (0)
1962–1964 Macclesfield Town 24 (2)
Stafford Rangers

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Derek Edge (born 14 February 1942) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale.

Playing career

Edge played for Stoke City before joining Potteries derby rivals Port Vale as an amateur, before signing as a professional 1960.[1] After making his debut at Vale Park in a 2–1 win over Reading on 9 October 1961 he also played in the 3–1 defeat to Watford at Vicarage Road on 24 February.[1] These were his only two Third Division appearances of the 1961–62 season for Norman Low, and he left on a free transfer in May 1962 and moved on to Crewe Alexandra.[1] He signed with Cheshire County League side Macclesfield Town in March 1963 on a free transfer, and moved on to Stafford Rangers the following year.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 93. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Profile". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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