Edwin Freeman

Edwin Freeman (5 June 1886 – 1945) was an English cricketer and footballer active from 1908 to 1920 who played for Northamptonshire and Northampton Town.

Edwin Freeman

Personal information
Full name	Edwin Freeman[1]
Date of birth	5 June 1886[1]
Place of birth	Northampton, England[1]
Date of death	1945 (aged 58–59)[1]
Playing position(s)	Inside Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1904–1905	Stoke	0	(0)
1905–1908	Regent Templars
1905–1920	Northampton Town	341	(19)
Total		341	(19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Freeman began his football career as an amateur with Stoke in the 1904–05 season. He spent the campaign with the reserve side playing in the Birmingham & District League.[1] After a period with non-league side Regent Templars, he played 28 times for his home-town club Northampton Town in the 1920–21 season.[1]

Freeman appeared in sixteen first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm medium pace. He scored 133 runs with a highest score of 30 and took six wickets with a best performance of three for 62.[2]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	1904–05[1]	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northampton Town	1920–21[1]	Third Division South	25	2	3	0	28	2
Career total			25	2	3	0	28	2

Notes

1. Edwin Freeman at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
2. Edwin Freeman at CricketArchive