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Anthony Edgar

{{short description|English footballer (born 1990)}}

{{use British English|date=July 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Anthony Edgar

| image = Aedgar.jpg

| caption = Edgar playing for West Ham United in 2009

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|9|30|df=y}}{{cite web

| title = Anthony Edgar

| url = http://www.11v11.com/players/anthony-edgar-230418/

| publisher = 11v11

| accessdate =7 July 2016}}

| birth_place = Newham, England

| height = {{height|m=1.78}}

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Ashford United

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2006–2009 | youthclubs1 = West Ham United

| years1 = 2009–2011 | clubs1 = West Ham United | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2009 | clubs2 = → Bournemouth (loan) | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = Yeovil Town | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = Barnet | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2013–2014 | clubs5 = Dagenham & Redbridge | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2014–2015 | clubs6 = Triestina | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2015 | clubs7 = Bishop's Stortford | caps7 = 7 | goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2015–2016 | clubs8 = Braintree Town | caps8 = 21 | goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2016–2017 | clubs9 = Woking | caps9 = 17 | goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2017 | clubs10 = Hayes & Yeading United | caps10 = 16 | goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2018–2020 | clubs11 = Cray Valley Paper Mills | caps11 = 55 | goals11 = 24

| years12 = 2020–2021 | clubs12 = Herne Bay | caps12 = 11 | goals12 = 1

| years13 = 2021–2022 | clubs13 = FC Romania | caps13 = 21 | goals13 = 3

| years14 = 2022–2023 | clubs14 = Cray Valley Paper Mills | caps14 = 13 | goals14 = 2

| years15 = 2023– | clubs15 = Ashford United | caps15 = 0 | goals15 = 0

| club-update = 18:26, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

}}

Anthony James Edgar (born 30 September 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Ashford United.

Career

Edgar is a product of West Ham's youth team and scored his first career goal for West Ham United on 14 July 2010 in a pre-season friendly against Peterborough United.{{cite web|url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20100714/winning-start-for-grant_2236884_2092486 |title=Winning start for Grant {{pipe}} News {{pipe}} Latest News {{pipe}} News {{pipe}} West Ham United |publisher=Whufc.com |accessdate=15 July 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717124422/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20100714/winning-start-for-grant_2236884_2092486 |archivedate=17 July 2010 |url-status=dead }} Replacing Junior Stanislas as an 88th-minute substitute, Edgar made his first-team debut for West Ham on 3 January 2010 in their 2–1 home defeat to Arsenal in the FA Cup third round.{{cite web|url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/west-ham-united-1-2-arsenal-ft-20100103_2236884_1921645 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209062139/http://www.whufc.com/articles/west-ham-united-1-2-arsenal-ft-20100103_2236884_1921645 |url-status=dead |archivedate=9 February 2013 |title=West Ham United 1–2 Arsenal FT |publisher=Whufc.com |accessdate=15 July 2010 }}

Edgar signed for Bournemouth on 1 October 2009 on a one-month loan from West Ham.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bournemouth/8285759.stm |title=Cherries bolstered by Edgar loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 October 2009 |accessdate=2 October 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091004135651/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bournemouth/8285759.stm| archivedate= 4 October 2009 | url-status=live}} He made his professional, Bournemouth and Football League debut on 3 October 2009 in a 0–0 away draw against Port Vale.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8273453.stm |title=Port Vale 0–0 Bournemouth |publisher=BBC News |date=3 October 2009 |accessdate=15 July 2010}} Although Bournemouth wanted to extend his loan for a second month the Football League blocked their request and Edgar returned to West Ham at the end of October after only four appearances.{{cite web|url=http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/4705569.Cherries__Edgar_loan_extension_is_blocked__leaving_Howe_short_of_options/ |title=Cherries: Edgar loan extension is blocked, leaving Howe short of options |publisher=Bournemouthecho.co.uk |date=28 October 2009 |accessdate=15 July 2010}}

Edgar was released by West Ham in June 2011.{{cite news | url=http://m.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jun/16/list-players-released-premier-league-clubs?cat=football&type=article | title=Players released from 2010/11 Premier League clubs | newspaper=The Guardian | date=16 June 2011 | accessdate=16 June 2011| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110723021912/http://m.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jun/16/list-players-released-premier-league-clubs?cat=football&type=article| archivedate= 23 July 2011 | url-status=live}} In July 2011 he signed for Yeovil Town on a two-year contract.{{cite news|title=Anthony Edgar earns permanent Yeovil Town contract|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14167490.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 July 2011}}{{cite news |url=http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/news/news.asp?NewsItemId=15257 |title=Yeovil Town Confirm Signing No. 5 |publisher=Ciderspace |date=15 July 2011}} Edgar made his debut against Exeter City in the 2–0 loss,{{cite news|title=Match Report:Exeter City 2 – 0 Yeovil Town |url=http://www.ytfc.net/page/MatchReport/0,,10673~59945,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805203528/http://www.ytfc.net/page/MatchReport/0,,10673~59945,00.html |url-status=dead |archivedate=5 August 2012 |publisher=YTFC Official Website |date=9 August 2011 |accessdate=14 February 2012 }} and scored his first goal against Preston North End in the 4–3 loss.{{cite news|title=Match Report:Preston North End 4 – 3 Yeovil Town |url=http://www.ytfc.net/page/MatchReport/0,,10673~58051,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805194405/http://www.ytfc.net/page/MatchReport/0,,10673~58051,00.html |url-status=dead |archivedate=5 August 2012 |publisher=YTFC Official Website |date=9 September 2011 |accessdate=14 February 2012 }} He was released at the end of the 2011–12 season.

After a successful trial, Edgar signed for Barnet in July 2012. He made his debut against Birmingham City on 14 August in the Football League Cup, playing the full 90 minutes.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19159817 |title=Birmingham 5 – 1 Barnet |publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 August 2012}} His first goal for the Bees came in a 4–0 win over Northampton Town on 19 October.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19920346 |title=Barnet 4 – 0 Northampton |date=19 October 2012|publisher=BBC Sport }} His contract at Barnet was terminated by mutual consent on 12 April 2013,{{cite news|title=Barnet: Anthony Edgar leaves club by mutual consent|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22128097|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=13 April 2013|date=12 April 2013}} having not played for the club since November.

On 14 November 2013, Edgar signed for Dagenham & Redbridge on non-contract terms.{{Cite web |title=Daggers Add To Squad |url=http://www.daggers.co.uk/news/article/anthony-edgar-1175142.aspx |work=daggers.co.uk |date=14 November 2013}} After making seven appearances for Dagenham, all as a substitute, Edgar was released in January 2014.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25915702 | title=Antony Edgar: Dagenham & Redbridge release winger | publisher=BBC Sport | accessdate=28 January 2014| date=27 January 2014 }}

Edgar signed for Italian Serie D side Triestina on 17 July 2014,[http://ilpiccolo.gelocal.it/sport/2014/07/17/news/triestina-la-rosa-cresce-in-arrivo-edgar-e-guerain-1.9614491 Triestina, la rosa cresce In arrivo Edgar e Guerain] but did not make any appearances during his time in Italy due to complications with his contract.

Edgar joined Braintree Town on a contract until the end of the season, in August 2015.{{Cite web |url=http://www.footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=16023 |title=The National League Official Website |access-date=9 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210220902/http://www.footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=16023 |archive-date=10 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}

On 5 August 2016, Anthony went on to sign for Woking, agreeing a one-year contract just in time for the start of the season.{{Cite news |title=Triple signing for the Cards |url=http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/5560/triple-signing-for-the-cards/ |publisher=Woking F.C. |date=5 August 2016 |accessdate=17 August 2016}} On 13 August 2016, Edgar made his Woking debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Southport, replacing Zak Ansah with eight minutes remaining.{{Cite news |title=Southport 2-1 Woking |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36994549 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 August 2016}} A week later, Edgar scored his first Woking goal in a 3–1 home defeat against Dagenham & Redbridge, netting in the 48th minute.{{Cite news |title=Woking 1-3 Dagenham & Redbridge |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37067926 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 August 2016 |accessdate=21 August 2016}}

On 7 January 2017, in a post-match interview, manager Garry Hill confirmed Edgar had been released.{{Cite news |title=Wrexham 2 – 1 Woking (Garry Hill Interview) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfQdFK9IlDk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/HfQdFK9IlDk |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|publisher=Woking FC TV (YouTube) |date=7 January 2017 |accessdate=7 January 2017}}{{cbignore}}

Preceding his release from Woking, Edgar joined Southern League Premier Division side Hayes & Yeading United.{{Cite news |title=Today's teams |url=https://twitter.com/HYUFC_Official/status/825684226347565060 |publisher=Hayes & Yeading United (Twitter) |date=29 January 2017 |accessdate=29 January 2017}} On 29 January 2017, Edgar made his Hayes & Yeading United debut in a 2–1 home defeat against Kettering Town. A month later, Edgar scored his first goal for Hayes & Yeading in their Southern League Cup semi-final tie against Salisbury, featuring for 88 minutes before being replaced by Matt Sinclair in the 4–0 victory.{{Cite news |title=Hayes & Yeading United 4 Salisbury 0 |url=http://www.hyufc.com/teams/1617reports/Salisbury_home_SLC.htm |publisher=Hayes & Yeading United Official Site |date=28 February 2017 |accessdate=8 March 2017}} On 7 March 2017, Edgar scored the equaliser in Hayes & Yeading's 2–1 defeat against Dorchester Town, however, he was later sent off in the 56th minute.{{Cite news |title=Dorchester Town secure priceless victory with battling display |url=http://dorchestertownfc.co.uk/2017/03/08/dorchester-town-secure-priceless-victory-with-battling-display/ |publisher=Dorchester Town Official Site |date=8 March 2017 |accessdate=8 March 2017 |archive-date=9 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309061827/http://dorchestertownfc.co.uk/2017/03/08/dorchester-town-secure-priceless-victory-with-battling-display/ |url-status=dead }}

For the 2018–19 season, Edgar signed for Cray Valley Paper Mills.{{Cite news |title=Southern Counties East Football League |url=http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/DisplayStatsForPlayer.do?id=821533978 |publisher=The Football Association |accessdate=13 November 2018}} On 22 January 2020, the club announced Edgar's departure.{{Cite tweet |user=CrayValleyPM|author=Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. |number=1219934877480558592|date = 22 January 2020 |title=#TheMillers can today officially announce that midfielder ANTHONY EDGAR has left the club by mutual consent. Anthony made 82 appearances for #TheMillers, scoring 33 goals, as he helped Kevin Watson's team reach the FA Vase Final at Wembley, secure the @SCEFLeague Championship }} Edgar joined Herne Bay later that month, scoring on his debut.{{Cite web |url=https://www.betvictoristhmian.co.uk/bay-sign-a-former-hammer-60815 |title=Bay sign a former Hammer |access-date=27 January 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127193921/https://www.betvictoristhmian.co.uk/bay-sign-a-former-hammer-60815 |url-status=dead }}

Edgar joined FC Romania for the 2021–22 season and scored on his debut.{{Cite web|url=https://southern-football-league.co.uk/News/128889/Saturday%60s-Division-One-Central-Round-Up|title = Google}} Later in the season he re-joined Cray Valley PM.{{Cite web | url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/cray-valley-pm/appearances/anthony-edgar/932020 | title=Cray Valley PM | Appearances | Anthony Edgar | Football Web Pages }}

In September 2023, Edgar joined Ashford United.{{cite tweet|number=1700209559753670942|title=Short and to the point. DOUBLE SIGNING! Kymani Thomas & Anthony Edgar Welcome to United 💚💛 #AUFC #coynab|user=AshfordUnitedFC|author-link=Ashford United F.C.|date=8 September 2023|accessdate=11 September 2023}}

Personal life

He is a cousin of Jermain Defoe,{{cite web|url=http://www.whufc.com/page/News/0,,12562~1814204,00.html |title=Edgar bound for Bournemouth |publisher=www.whufc.com |date=1 October 2009 |accessdate=2 October 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004191753/http://www.whufc.com/page/News/0%2C%2C12562~1814204%2C00.html |archivedate=4 October 2009 |url-status=dead }} and his brother, Ryan is a Dominica international who plays non-League football.

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 14 August 2021.}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|West Ham United

|2009–10{{Soccerbase season|52380|2009|name=Anthony Edgar|accessdate=17 November 2013}}

|Premier League

|0

01000colspan="2"|—10
2010–11{{Soccerbase season|52380|2010|name=Anthony Edgar|accessdate=17 November 2013}}

|Premier League

|0

01000colspan="2"|—10
colspan="2"|Total

!0

02000colspan="2"|—20
Bournemouth (loan)

|2009–10

|League Two

|3

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—1Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy040
Yeovil Town

|2011–12{{Soccerbase season|52380|2011|name=Anthony Edgar|accessdate=17 November 2013}}

|League One

|10

1001010121
Barnet

|2012–13{{Soccerbase season|52380|2012|name=Anthony Edgar|accessdate=17 November 2013}}

|League Two

|11

1001010131
Dagenham & Redbridge

|2013–14{{Soccerbase season|52380|2013|name=Anthony Edgar|accessdate=27 November 2013}}

|League Two

|7

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—70
Bishop's Stortford

|2014–15{{Cite web

| title = Anthony Edgar – Aylesbury United

| url = http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/anthony-edgar#playingcareer

| publisher = Aylesbury United FC

| accessdate = 18 July 2016}}

|Conference South

|7

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—73
Braintree Town

|2015–16

|National League

|21

200colspan="2"|—1Appearance(s) in FA Trophy0222
Woking

|2016–17

|National League

|17

131colspan="2"|—10212
Hayes & Yeading United

|2016–17

|SFL Premier Division

|16

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—3Appearance(s) in Southern League Cup2193
rowspan="3"|Cray Valley Paper Mills

|2018–19{{Cite news |title=Anthony Edgar |url=http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/DisplayStatsForPlayer.do?selectedStatisticDisplayMode=3&selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort=&teamID= |publisher=TheFA |accessdate=19 May 2019}}For FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round: {{Cite news |title=Cray Valley PM on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/CrayValleyPM/status/1028652342479085568 |publisher=Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. Twitter |date=12 August 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2019 }}
For FA Cup Preliminary Round: {{Cite news |title=Cray Valley (Paper Mills) 4-1 Ashford Town (Middlesex) |url=https://kentishfootball.co.uk/news/crayashf260818 |publisher=Kentish Football |date=26 August 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2019 }}
For FA Cup First Qualifying Round: {{Cite news |title=Cray Valley PM on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/CrayValleyPM/status/1038437281739272193 |publisher=Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. Twitter |date=8 September 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2019 }}
For FA Cup First Qualifying Round Replay: {{Cite news |title=MillersvMerstham |url=http://www.cray-valley.co.uk/reports/MillersvMerstham120918.pdf |publisher=Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. |date=12 September 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
For FA Vase First Qualifying Round: {{Cite news |title=Cray Valley PM on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/CrayValleyPM/status/1035909882417963008 |publisher=Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. Twitter |date=1 September 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2019 }}
For FA Vase Second Qualifying Round: {{Cite news |title=Cray Valley PM on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/CrayValleyPM/status/1041332616052531201 |publisher=Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. Twitter |date=16 September 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2019 }}
For FA Vase First Round: {{Cite news |title=Cray Valley PM on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/CrayValleyPM/status/1052661335740141568 |publisher=Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. Twitter |date=17 October 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2019 }}
For FA Vase Second Round: {{Cite news |title=Cray Valley PM on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/CrayValleyPM/status/1059121360465813504 |publisher=Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. Twitter |date=4 November 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2019 }}
For FA Vase Third Round: {{Cite news |title=Cray Valley PM on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/CrayValleyPM/status/1068914010572099584 |publisher=Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. Twitter |date=1 December 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2019 }}
For FA Vase Fourth Round: {{Cite news |title=Cray Valley PM on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/CrayValleyPM/status/1081584610314727424 |publisher=Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. Twitter |date=5 January 2019 |accessdate=19 May 2019 }}
For FA Vase Fifth Round: {{Cite news |title=Cray Valley PM on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/CrayValleyPM/status/1091717747929681920 |publisher=Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. Twitter |date=2 February 2019 |accessdate=19 May 2019 }}
For FA Vase Semi-Final First Leg: {{Cite news |title=Cray Valley (Paper Mills) 1-0 Canterbury City |url=http://kentishfootball.co.uk/news/craycant170319 |publisher=Kentish Football |date=17 March 2019 |accessdate=19 May 2019 }}
For FA Vase Semi-Final Second Leg: {{Cite news |title=Canterbury City 1-1 Cray Valley (Paper Mills) |url=http://kentishfootball.co.uk/news/cantcray230319 |publisher=Kentish Football |date=23 March 2019 |accessdate=19 May 2019 }}
For FA Vase Final: {{Cite news |title=Chertsey Town win FA Vase after extra-time victory over Cray Valley (PM) |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2019/may/19/fa-vase-final-chertsey-cray-valley-report-190519 |publisher=TheFA |date=19 May 2019 |accessdate=19 May 2019 }}

|SCEL Premier Division

|37

2342colspan="2"|—10Appearance(s) in FA Vase25127
2019–20{{Cite web | url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/cray-valley-pm/appearances/anthony-edgar/789036 | title=Cray Valley PM {{pipe}} Appearances {{pipe}} Anthony Edgar {{pipe}} Football Web Pages}}

|Isthmian League South East Division

|18

121colspan="2"|—4One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Alan Turvey Trophy, one appearance in Kent Senior Cup, one appearance in London Senior Cup1243
colspan="2"|Total

!55

2463colspan="2"|—1437530
rowspan="3"|Herne Bay

|2019–20{{Cite web | url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/herne-bay/appearances/anthony-edgar/852252 |title = Herne Bay {{pipe}} Appearances {{pipe}} Anthony Edgar {{pipe}} Football Web Pages}}

|Isthmian League South East Division

|7

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—71
2020–21

|Isthmian League South East Division

|4

010colspan="2"|—1161
colspan="2"|Total

!11

110colspan="2"|—11132
rowspan="1"|FC Romania

|2021–22{{Cite web | url=https://southern-football-league.co.uk/Player-Display/98602/2021/2022 |title = Anthony Edgar: 2021/2022 Biog & Stats; Southern Football League}}

|SFL Division One Central

|21

320colspan="2"|—3One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in Southern Football League Cup0263
rowspan="1"|Cray Valley Paper Mills

|2021–22

|Isthmian League South East Division

|5

200colspan="2"|—0052
colspan="3"|Career total

!184

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References

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