Joe Edelston

English footballer and manager

Joe Edelston
Personal information
Full name Joseph Edelston[1]
Date of birth 27 April 1891
Place of birth Appley Bridge, England
Date of death 10 March 1970(1970-03-10) (aged 78)[1]
Place of death London, England[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1911–1912 Appley Bridge
1912 St Helens Recreation
1912–1920 Hull City 109 (0)
1920 Manchester City 6 (0)
1920–1924 Fulham 67 (0)
Managerial career
1925–1937 Fulham Reserves
1934 Fulham (caretaker)
1934–1935 Fulham (caretaker)
1938–1939 Brentford (assistant)
1939–1947 Reading
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Edelston (27 April 1891 – 10 March 1970) was an English professional football player and manager, best remembered for his 17 years serving Fulham in the Football League as a player, caretaker manager and reserve team manager.[2][4][5] He also represented Hull City and Manchester City as a player and was included in the FA XI squad for a tour of South Africa in 1910.[1][6] Later in his career he managed Reading and worked for Brentford and Leyton Orient as a coach.[7][8] His son Maurice was also a footballer and later a successful sports broadcaster.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 9. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (8 August 2013). MANCHESTER CITY: Player by Player. Amberley Publishing Limited.
  3. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Hull City". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Joe Edelston 1935 | Fulham Football Club". www.fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Edelston Joe Image 2 Fulham 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  6. ^ "BRITISH FA XI TOURS". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  7. ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 52. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  8. ^ Moore, Tom (25 May 2017). "In pictures: Brentford FC in the 1920s and 1930s". getwestlondon. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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Reading F.C.managers
  • Sefton (1897–1901)
  • Sharp (1901–02)
  • Matthews (1902–20)
  • Marshall (1920)
  • Jo. Smith (1920–22)
  • The Board (1922–23)
  • Chadwick (1923–25)
  • Bray (1925–26)
  • Wylie (1926–31)
  • Joe. Smith (1931–35)
  • Butler (1935–39)
  • Cochrane (1939)
  • Edelston (1939–47)
  • Drake (1947–52)
  • Jack. Smith (1952–55)
  • May & Carterc (1955)
  • Johnston (1955–63)
  • Bentley (1963–69)
  • Hendersonc (1969)
  • Mansell (1969–72)
  • Wallbanksc (1972)
  • Hurley (1972–77)
  • Evans (1977–84)
  • Branfoot (1984–89)
  • Chatterleyc (1989)
  • Porterfield (1989–91)
  • Niedzwieckic (1991)
  • Haseldenc (1991)
  • McGhee (1991–94)
  • Gooding & Quinn (1994–97)
  • Bullivant (1997–98)
  • Pardewc (1998)
  • Burns (1998–99)
  • Pardew (1999–2003)
  • Dillonc (2003)
  • Coppell (2003–09)
  • Rodgers (2009)
  • McDermott (2009–13)
  • Dolanc (2013)
  • Adkins (2013–14)
  • Clarke (2014–15)
  • Kuhlc (2015)
  • McDermott (2015–16)
  • Stam (2016–18)
  • Clement (2018)
  • Marshall c (2018)
  • Gomes (2018–19)
  • Bowen (2019–20)
  • Paunović (2020–22)
  • Ince & Gilkesc (2022)
  • Ince (2022–23)
  • Huntc (2023)
  • Sellés (2023–)
(c) caretaker manager
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