Johnny Edgar
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{other people|John Edgar}}
{{use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{use British English|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Johnny Edgar
| image =
| fullname = John Edgar
| height =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|4|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Worsbrough Dale, England
| death_date = c. {{death date and age|2008|2|1|1936|4|9|df=y}}
| death_place = Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
| position = Inside forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1954–1958
| years2 = 1958–1959
| years3 = 1959–1961
| years4 = 1961–1963
| years5 = 1963
| clubs1 = Barnsley
| clubs2 = Gillingham
| clubs3 = York City
| clubs4 = Hartlepools United
| clubs5 = Exeter City
| caps1 = 22
| caps2 = 45
| caps3 = 47
| caps4 = 72
| caps5 = 6
| goals1 = 6
| goals2 = 23
| goals3 = 16
| goals4 = 31
| goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 192 |totalgoals = 76
}}
John "Johnny" Edgar (9 April 1936 – January/February 2008) was an English footballer who scored 76 goals from 192 appearances in the Football League.
Career
Edgar started his career with Barnsley in May 1954.{{cite book
| last = Hugman
| first = Barry J.
| title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005
| publisher = Queen Anne Press
| year = 2005
| page=188
| isbn = 1-85291-665-6 }} After making 22 appearances and scoring six goals in the league for Barnsley, he joined Gillingham in June 1958. 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.{{cite book
| last = Batters
| first = Dave
| title = York City: A Complete Record 1922–1990
| publisher = Breedon Books
| year = 1990
| page=157
| chapter = York City Stars
| isbn = 0-907969-69-0 }} 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. He finished the 1959–60 season as the club's top scorer, after scoring 17 goals.{{cite book
| last = Batters
| first = Dave
| title = York City: A Complete Record 1922–1990
| publisher = Breedon Books
| year = 1990
| page=345
| chapter = City Season-by-Season
| isbn = 0-907969-69-0 }} His appearances the following season were curtailed by a serious injury and moved to Hartlepools United in June 1961. He joined Exeter City in July 1963, after making 72 appearances and scoring 31 goals in the league for Hartlepools. He made six appearances for Exeter.
Edgar died in early 2008, at the age of 71.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20191215082837/http://www.ycfc.net/news/february08/3.php 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
References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football inside forwards
Category:Barnsley F.C. players
Category:Gillingham F.C. players
Category:York City F.C. players
Category:Hartlepool United F.C. players
Category:Exeter City F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley