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Edwin Rees

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Edwin Rees
Personal information
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?–1925 Charlton Athletic 63 (14)
1925–1926 Bradford City 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edwin James Rees (1899 – after 1925) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League for Charlton Athletic and Bradford City.

Career

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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

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Rees is the grandfather of dual-code rugby international Maurice Richards, who represented Wales in both rugby union and rugby league.[5]

Sources

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  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ a b c Frost, p. 405
  3. ^ "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ^ Frost, p. 387
  5. ^ 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.