Jonathan Edwards (English footballer)

Jonathan Edwards
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Devonte Edwards[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Luton, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Kettering Town
Youth career
2011–2013 Stevenage
2013–2014 Peterborough United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Peterborough United 3 (0)
2014 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015 → Biggleswade Town (loan) 3 (1)
2015 → Ilkeston (loan) 9 (2)
2015–2016 → St Albans City (loan) 8 (1)
2016 → St Albans City (loan) 3 (1)
2016 Dunstable Town 8 (1)
2016–2018 Hull City 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 12 (1)
2018 → Woking (loan) 14 (2)
2018–2019 FC Halifax Town 33 (3)
2019–2020 Maidstone United 16 (1)
2020 Biggleswade Town 7 (4)
2020–2021 Royston Town 7 (3)
2021–2022 FC Romania 26 (12)
2022–2024 St Ives Town 81 (56)
2024– Kettering Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:04, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Jonathan Devonte Edwards (born 24 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Kettering Town.

Club career

Born in Luton, Edwards joined Peterborough United from Stevenage and signed his first professional contract with the club on 10 March 2015 after a prolific two seasons in the under 18 side.[3] Edwards made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Barnsley on 18 April 2015, replacing goalscorer Conor Washington in the 94th minute of the match.[4] His home debut followed a week later as a second-half substitute in a 4–3 win against Crawley Town.[5] Edwards made his first start for the club on the final day of the season, but was sent off in the second half of a 1–1 draw against Oldham Athletic.[6]

In July 2015, Edwards joined Ilkeston for an original season-long loan but he returned to Peterborough in September.[7] On 27 November 2015, Edwards signed for St Albans City on loan until 2 January 2016. He scored two goals on his debut in the Herts Senior Cup. He subsequently remained with St Albans until 5 March 2016.[8]

On 12 May 2016, following a spell with non-league side Dunstable Town, Hull City announced the signing of Edwards on a one-year contract after a successful trial with the club's U21 squad.[9] On 1 January 2017, Edwards joined EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[10] His first appearance was as a substitute against Hartlepool in the 2–2 draw at home. His first start for Accrington Stanley was part of a 3–0 defeat to Cheltenham Town. Edwards was subbed off at the 61st minute.[11]

On 3 July 2017, Edwards signed a new one-year contract with Hull City with an option for a further year. Though he returned to Accrington Stanley on loan for the 2017–18 season.[12]

On 5 January 2018, Edwards joined National League side Woking on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[13] A day later, he made his Woking debut during their 4–4 home draw against Maidstone United, replacing Jason Banton in the 70th minute.[14] Over a month later, Edwards scored his first goal for the club, heading home Woking's second in their 3–2 away defeat to Hartlepool United.[15]

On 13 June 2018, it was announced that Edwards would leave Hull following the conclusion of his contract at the end of the month.[16]

In August 2018, Edwards signed for Halifax Town.[17]

On 18 June 2019, Maidstone United confirmed the signing of Edwards.[18]

After a spell back with Biggleswade Town, following his departure from Maidstone in January 2020, Edwards joined Royston Town ahead of the 2020–21 campaign[19] and went onto score four on his debut during their 6–0 victory over Newmarket Town in the FA Cup.[20] On 11 August 2021, FC Romania confirmed the signing of Edwards.[21] In July 2022, Edwards joined St Ives Town.[22]

In October 2024, Edwards joined Kettering Town.[23]

Career statistics

As of 14 October 2024
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Peterborough United 2013–14[24] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15[24] League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2015–16[24] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2013–14[25] Conference South 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Biggleswade Town (loan) 2014–15[25] Southern League Premier Division 3 1 0 0 — 0 0 3 1
Ilkeston (loan) 2015–16[26] Northern Premier League Premier Division 9 2 1 0 — 0 0 10 2
St Albans City (loan) 2015–16[24] National League South 11 2 — — 0 0 11 2
Dunstable Town 2015–16[25] Southern League Premier Division 8 1 — — 0 0 8 1
Hull City 2016–17[24] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18[24] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2016–17[24] League Two 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
2017–18[24] League Two 2 0 0 0 2 0 3[a] 1 7 1
Total 12 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 18 2
Woking (loan) 2017–18[24] National League 14 2 — — — 14 2
FC Halifax Town 2018–19[24] National League 33 3 5 0 — 3[b] 1 41 4
Maidstone United 2019–20[24] National League South 16 1 3 1 — 1[b] 0 20 2
Biggleswade Town 2019–20[25] Southern League Premier Division Central 7 4 — — — 7 4
Royston Town 2020–21[27] Southern League Premier Division Central 7 3 4 5 — 1[b] 0 12 8
FC Romania 2021–22[25] Southern League Division One Central 26 12 2 2 — 0 0 28 14
St Ives Town 2022–23[25] Southern League Premier Division Central 40 23 4 2 — 0 0 44 25
2023–24[25] Southern League Premier Division Central 33 30 0 0 — 3[b] 2 36 32
2024–25[25] Southern League Premier Division Central 8 3 4 2 — 1[b] 0 13 5
Total 81 56 8 4 0 0 4 2 93 62
Career total 231 88 24 12 2 0 12 4 269 104
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Jonny Edwards". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Young Posh Quartet Commit Future". Peterborough United FC. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Barnsley 1–1 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Peterborough 4–3 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Oldham Athletic 1–1 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Ilkeston FC land Edwards and Udoh". Ilkeston F.C. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  8. ^ Jonathan Edwards at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Edwards Pens One-Year Deal To Join The Tigers". Hull City A.F.C. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Coley snaps up Hull loanees". Accrington Stanley F.C. 1 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Cheltentown versus Accrington Stanley". BBC. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Jonathan Edwards Signs New Deal". Hull City A.F.C. 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Hull City Striker Joins On Loan". Woking Official Site. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Woking vs. Maidstone United". Soccerway. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Hartlepool United vs. Woking". Soccerway. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Bolton Wanderers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 7. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  17. ^ "FC Halifax sign Clarke and Edwards". Non League Daily. 3 August 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  18. ^ Edwards enters into a deal with the Stones, maidstoneunited.co.uk, 18 June 2019
  19. ^ "Royston Town make strong statement with double signing of Isaac Galliford and Jonathan Edwards". Royston Crow. 31 July 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Royston Town v Newmarket Town". Royston Town F.C. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  21. ^ FC România a transferat fotbaliști crescuți de Tottenham! "Lupii" au acum jucători străini și vor să promoveze din nou, www.sport.ro, 29 July 2021
  22. ^ "First Team Squad 2022/23 - First signings announced". stivestownfc.co.uk. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  23. ^ "Poppies New Signing". www.ketteringtownfc.com. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "J. Edwards". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  25. ^ a b c d e f g h "Jonathan Edwards Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  26. ^ "ilkestontown_fc edwards on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  27. ^ "Jonny Edwards". Royston Town F.C. Retrieved 14 September 2020.