Josh Edwards (footballer, born 2000)

Joshua Edwards (born 27 May 2000) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Charlton Athletic. Edwards began his career with Airdrieonians and has also played for Dunfermline Athletic.

Josh Edwards
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
Youth career
Kilmarnock
Ayr United
0000–2017 Crosshouse Community
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Airdrieonians 34 (0)
2019–2024 Dunfermline Athletic 147 (7)
2024– Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Career

Airdrieonians

Edwards started his career with Kilmarnock, Ayr United and Ayrshire boys' club Crosshouse Community,[1] before joining Scottish League One side Airdrieonians in 2017.[1] He made his first-team debut in a league victory over Forfar Athletic in December 2017.[2][3]

Dunfermline Athletic

After attracting interest from a number of clubs,[4] Edwards signed a two-year deal with Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic for an undisclosed fee on 16 July 2019.[2] The following day, Edwards made his first appearance for Dunfermline, coming on as a second-half substitute in a Scottish League Cup match against Albion Rovers.[5]

Charlton Athletic

On 19 June 2024, it was confirmed that Edwards had joined League One side Charlton Athletic on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[6] The Addicks fought off competition from fellow League One sides Barnsley and Bristol Rovers in order to secure Edwards' signature.[7]

Career statistics
As of 3 May 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Airdrieonians 2017–18[9] Scottish League One 120000000120
2018–19[10] 220104000270
Airdrieonians total 340104000390
Dunfermline Athletic 2019–20[11] Scottish Championship 15010201[lower-alpha 1]0190
2020–21[12] 25010602[lower-alpha 2]0340
2021–22[13] 36210501[lower-alpha 3]0432
2022–23[14] Scottish League One 35221413[lower-alpha 1]0444
2023–24[15] Scottish Championship 36310411[lower-alpha 1]0424
Dunfermline total 1477612128018210
Charlton Athletic 2024–25[16] League One 0000000000
Career total 1817712528022110
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Appearances in the Scottish Premiership Playoffs
  3. Appearances in the Scottish League One Playoffs

Honours

Dunfermline Athletic

Individual

References
  1. Temple, Alan (16 July 2019). "Josh Edwards opens up on testing journey from boys' club football to Dunfermline – as Stevie Crawford explains Callum Smith exit". Deadline News. Capital City Press. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. "Josh Edwards: Dunfermline pay undisclosed fee for Airdrieonians left-back". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. "Airdrieonians 2–1 Forfar Athletic". Airdrieonians FC. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. Hart, Ross (16 July 2019). "Dunfermline sign Airdrie full-back Josh Edwards". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. "Dunfermline 6–0 Albion Rovers". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. "CHARLTON COMPLETE JOSH EDWARDS SIGNING". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. Bryant, Toby (19 June 2024). "'He's here' - Charlton Athletic beat League One rivals to third summer transfer". London World. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  8. Josh Edwards at Soccerbase
  9. "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  10. "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  11. "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  12. "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  13. "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  14. "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  15. "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  16. "Games played by Josh Edwards in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  17. https://spfl.co.uk/news/dunfermline-athletic-win-cinch-league-1
  18. @PFAScotland (8 May 2023). "Your PFA Scotland League 1 Team of the Year - as voted for by the players" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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