Josh Edwards

Joshua Edwards known affectionately by those close to him as Spencer is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Dunfermline Athletic. Edwards began his career with Airdrieonians.

Josh Edwards (Spencer Jenson)
Personal information
Full name Joshua Edwards
Date of birth (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000
Place of birth England
Height 6 ft (183 cm)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Dunfermline Athletic
Number 24
Youth career
Kilmarnock
Ayr United
0000–2017 Crosshouse Community
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Airdrieonians 34 (0)
2019– Dunfermline Athletic 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:28, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Edwards started his career with Kilmarnock, Ayr United and Ayrshire boys’ club Crosshouse Community,[1] before joining Scottish League One side Airdrieonians in 2017.[1] He made his first-team debut in a league victory over Forfar Athletic in December 2017.[2][3]

After attracting interest from a number of clubs,[4] Edwards signed a two-year deal with Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic for an undisclosed fee on 16 July 2019.[2] The following day, Edwards made his first appearance for Dunfermline, coming on as a second-half substitute in a Scottish League Cup match against Albion Rovers.[5]

Career statistics
As of 8 March 2020[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Airdrieonians 2017–18[7] Scottish League One 120000000120
2018–19[8] 220104000270
Total 340100000390
Dunfermline Athletic 2019–20[9] Scottish Championship 14010201[lower-alpha 1]0180
Career total 480206010570
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
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References
  1. Temple, Alan (16 July 2019). "Josh Edwards opens up on testing journey from boys' club football to Dunfermline – as Stevie Crawford explains Callum Smith exit". Deadline News. Capital City Press. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. "Josh Edwards: Dunfermline pay undisclosed fee for Airdrieonians left-back". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. "Airdrieonians 2–1 Forfar Athletic". Airdrieonians FC. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. Hart, Ross (16 July 2019). "Dunfermline sign Airdrie full-back Josh Edwards". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. "Dunfermline 6–0 Albion Rovers". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. Josh Edwards at Soccerbase
  7. "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  8. "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  9. "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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