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Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

41

Reserve League Appearances

1

Reserve League Goals

7

FA Youth Cup
Appearances

1

FA Youth Cup Goals

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Other Appearances | Goals

Rob Edwards

First Team
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Centre Back
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CB Rob Edwards | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #767 |

Robert Owen Edwards

25 December 1982

Telford ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Born
Birthplace
Country
Citizenship

Wales ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

(6ย ft 0 in) 1.85ย m

Right

Height
Foot

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

2002-03

Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Youth

1 July 2002

19

John Gregory ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

2003-04

Wolverhampton Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ203k

30 June 2004

21

David O'Leary ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Previous Clubs

Rob Edwards

Previous Clubs:

-2002 Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Peak Villa

Rob Edwards

First Team

CB Rob Edwards | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 2002-03 | Youth |
๐Ÿ•’ 9 | 8 (1) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 4 | #767 |
๐ŸŸฉ 3 | ๐ŸŸจ 3 | ๐ŸŸฅ 3 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 1 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Career Progression

Rob Edwards

1999-01 Aston Villa u18s
2001-04 Aston Villa Reserves
2002-03 Aston Villa First Team

Reserve & Youth

Rob Edwards

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Centre Back

2003-04 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 9 | โœ… 9 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2002-03 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 15 | โœ… 15 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2001-02 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | โœ… 8 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 6* |
*2001-02 Substitutions & Goalscorers not recorded
2000-01 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 5 |
1999-00 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 4 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

2000-01 FA Youth Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
1999-00 FA Youth Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

Squad Honours

Rob Edwards

๐Ÿ† 2003-04 FA Premier Reserve League Champion

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Loans Out

Rob Edwards

Loans Out:

2003 Crystal Palace ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1 Nov 2003 to 1 Dec 2003
Football League First Division, ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | 6 (1) | โšฝ 1 |

2004 Derby County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1 Jan 2004 to 1 May 2004
Football League First Division, ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | 10 (1) | โšฝ 1 |

Subsequent Clubs

Rob Edwards

Subsequent Clubs:

2004-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.20m
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 112 | 90 (21) | โšฝ 1 |

2008-11 Blackpool ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.18m
Championship, Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 68 | 62 (7) | โšฝ 2 |

2011 Norwich City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | 0 (3) | โšฝ 0 |

2011-13 Barnsley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 18 | 18 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2012 Fleetwood Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
League Two, ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | 5 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2013 Shrewsbury Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
League One, ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | 4 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2013 Retired aged 30

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Rob Edwards

Premier League 2, FA Premier Reserve League, EFL Trophy, FA Youth Cup, UEFA Youth League, Birmingham Senior Cup, Premier League Cup

๐ŸŸฉ 16 Nov 1999 Fulham 1-4 Villa

1999-00

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 Jan 2000 Derby 2-0 Villa

1999-00

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Feb 2000 Villa 0-2 Newcastle

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Mar 2000 Boro 1-4 Villa

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Apr 2000 Villa 1-2 United

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Apr 2000 Villa 3-1 Barnsley

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Apr 2000 Bolton 2-1 Villa

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Oct 2000 Villa 2-4 Everton

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Nov 2000 Aston Villa 0-0 Gillingham

2000-01

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸจ 11 Dec 2000 Gillingham 2-2p Aston Villa

2000-01

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round Replay

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Jan 2001 Villa 2-0 Barnsley

2000-01

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Feb 2001 Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds

2000-01

FA Youth Cup 5th Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Mar 2001 Arsenal 2-0 Aston Villa

2000-01

FA Youth Cup Quarter Final

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Apr 2001 Villa 2-1 Leeds

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 May 2001 Villa 1-3 Blackburn

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 May 2001 Manchester City 1-0 Villa

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Sep 2001 Blackburn 5-0 Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Oct 2001 Villa 2-2 Liverpool

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Oct 2001 United 1-0 Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Nov 2001 Manchester City 2-0 Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Nov 2001 Newcastle 6-1 Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Dec 2001 Villa 0-1 Sunderland

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Dec 2001 Villa 0-3 Middlesbrough

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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4 Feb 2002 Villa v Blackburn

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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13 Feb 2002 Middlesbrough v Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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21 Feb 2002 Villa v United

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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11 Mar 2002 Sunderland v Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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18 Mar 2002 Villa v Bradford

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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17 Apr 2002 Villa 1-1 Newcastle

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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22 Apr 2002 Liverpool v Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Sep 2002 Villa 1-0 Wednesday

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Sep 2002 Bradford City 0-3 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Sep 2002 Blackburn 1-2 Aston Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Oct 2002 Birmingham 0-2 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Oct 2002 Villa 3-0 Liverpool

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Oct 2002 Leeds 1-1 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Oct 2002 Newcastle 3-2 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Dec 2002 Manchester City 1-2 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Jan 2003 Wednesday 0-2 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Feb 2003 Sunderland 1-2 Aston Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Feb 2003 Villa 2-1 Birmingham

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Mar 2003 Liverpool 3-0 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 Mar 2003 Villa 2-5 Blackburn

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 18 Mar 2003 Boro 0-0 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Apr 2003 Everton 1-2 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Sep 2003 Villa 3-1 Liverpool

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Oct 2003 Blackburn 1-3 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Oct 2003 Villa 2-0 Manchester City

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Oct 2003 Villa 1-0 Birmingham

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Oct 2003 Boro 0-1 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Oct 2003 Villa 5-2 Albion

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Nov 2003 Leeds 0-1 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Apr 2004 Manchester City 2-1 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 10 May 2004 Birmingham 2-2 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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