Edgar started his career with Barnsley in May 1954.[1] After making 22 appearances and scoring six goals in the league for Barnsley, he joined Gillingham in June 1958.[1] He made 45 appearances and scored 23 goals in the league for them, before joining York City in June 1959, and was regarded an important capture, as the club faced their first season in the Third Division.[1][2] He scored the club's quickest hat-trick, after scoring three goals in six minutes in a 3–0 win over Accrington Stanley in October 1959.[2] He finished the 1959–60 season as the club's top scorer, after scoring 17 goals.[3] His appearances the following season were curtailed by a serious injury and moved to Hartlepools United in June 1961.[2] He joined Exeter City in July 1963, after making 72 appearances and scoring 31 goals in the league for Hartlepools.[1] He made six appearances for Exeter.[1]
^Edgar's death was reported on 5 February 2008, and the article states that he died "last week", meaning the date of death is sometime between 28 January and 3 February
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johnny, edgar, other, people, named, john, edgar, john, edgar, disambiguation, john, johnny, edgar, april, 1936, january, february, 2008, english, footballer, scored, goals, from, appearances, football, league, personal, informationfull, namejohn, edgardate, b. For other people named John Edgar see John Edgar disambiguation John Johnny Edgar 9 April 1936 January February 2008 was an English footballer who scored 76 goals from 192 appearances in the Football League Johnny EdgarPersonal informationFull nameJohn EdgarDate of birth 1936 04 09 9 April 1936Place of birthWorsbrough Dale EnglandDate of deathc 1 February 2008 2008 02 01 aged 71 Place of deathBarnsley South Yorkshire EnglandPosition s Inside forwardSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1954 1958Barnsley22 6 1958 1959Gillingham45 23 1959 1961York City47 16 1961 1963Hartlepools United72 31 1963Exeter City6 0 Total192 76 Club domestic league appearances and goalsCareer editEdgar started his career with Barnsley in May 1954 1 After making 22 appearances and scoring six goals in the league for Barnsley he joined Gillingham in June 1958 1 He made 45 appearances and scored 23 goals in the league for them before joining York City in June 1959 and was regarded an important capture as the club faced their first season in the Third Division 1 2 He scored the club s quickest hat trick after scoring three goals in six minutes in a 3 0 win over Accrington Stanley in October 1959 2 He finished the 1959 60 season as the club s top scorer after scoring 17 goals 3 His appearances the following season were curtailed by a serious injury and moved to Hartlepools United in June 1961 2 He joined Exeter City in July 1963 after making 72 appearances and scoring 31 goals in the league for Hartlepools 1 He made six appearances for Exeter 1 Edgar died in early 2008 at the age of 71 4 5 References edit a b c d e Hugman Barry J 2005 The PFA Premier amp Football League Players Records 1946 2005 Queen Anne Press p 188 ISBN 1 85291 665 6 a b c Batters Dave 1990 York City Stars York City A Complete Record 1922 1990 Breedon Books p 157 ISBN 0 907969 69 0 Batters Dave 1990 City Season by Season York City A Complete Record 1922 1990 Breedon Books p 345 ISBN 0 907969 69 0 York City official site Death of John Edgar Edgar s death was reported on 5 February 2008 and the article states that he died last week meaning the date of death is sometime between 28 January and 3 February Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johnny Edgar amp oldid 1184884470, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
