Edwin Rees
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edwin James Rees[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1899[1] | ||
Place of birth | Llanelly, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Inside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Ton Pentre | |||
192?โ1925 | Charlton Athletic | 63 | (14) |
1925โ1926 | Bradford City | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edwin James Rees (1899 โ after 1925) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League for Charlton Athletic and Bradford City.
Career
Born in Llanelly,[2] Rees spent his early career with Ton Pentre and Charlton Athletic.[3] He joined Bradford City in May 1925,[2] making 2 league appearances for the club,[4] before being released in 1926.[2]
Personal life
Rees is the grandfather of dual-code rugby international Maurice Richards, who represented Wales in both rugby union and rugby league.[5]
Sources
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b c Frost, p. 405
- ^ "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ Frost, p. 387
- ^ Rees, Paul (17 February 2019). "Wales's 1969 wing wizard Maurice Richards: 'I scored the tries but forwards won it'". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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- 1899 births
- Year of death missing
- Welsh men's footballers
- Men's association football inside forwards
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- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Date of birth missing
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