Teddy Partridge

Edward Partridge
Personal information
Full name Edward Wooldridge Partridge
Date of birth (1891-02-13)13 February 1891
Place of birth Lye, Worcestershire, England
Date of death 10 June 1970(1970-06-10) (aged 79)
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1920 Ebbw Vale
1920–1929 Manchester United 148 (16)
1929 Halifax Town
1929 Manchester Central
1930 Altrincham
1930–1931 Crewe Alexandra
1931–1932 Darwen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Wooldridge Partridge (13 February 1891 – June 1970) was an English footballer who played for Ebbw Vale, Manchester United and Halifax Town.[1]

Early life

Partridge was born to David and Martha Partridge in 1891 in the village of Lye, near Stourbridge, Worcestershire and spent much of his pre-adult life there.[2]

By the time he was 20 Teddy had moved to Wales and was working underground in the coal mines near Mynyddislwyn.[3]

He signed on (as Edward Wooldridge) to serve in the British Army in World War I, being in the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment.[4]

Football career

After the war, Partridge joined Ebbw Vale and scored 36 goals for them in the 1919–20 season. He then joined Manchester United for the next season and was a regular first team selection for the next three years. "...from inside left has developed into one of the fastest and cleverest left wingers playing. Is a regular box o' tricks and a real flyer."[5]

Partridge was placed on the transfer list at the end of the 1928–29 season and in early July 1929 it was announced that he'd been signed by Halifax Town.[6] His stay with Halifax was short-lived, as in November the team and Partridge agreed to part ways.[7] The following year, he was playing at Crewe Alexandra.[8][9] In 1931, he was made the captain of Darwen.[10]

Personal and later life

Partridge married Nora Roberts in 1922. In 1939 they were living in Stretford, Lancashire, with his occupation listed as aircraft trainee at Metro-Vickers.[11]

When Nora died in Manchester in 1967, Partridge was listed as a retired electrician's labourer, and at his death in early June 1970, he was still at the same address in Aldwick Avenue, Didsbury.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Edward Partridge – Manchester United Player Profile & Stats".
  2. ^ Census Returns of England and Wales 1891 and Census Returns of England and Wales 1901 via ancestry.com
  3. ^ Census Returns of England and Wales 1911, via Ancestry.com Class: RG14; Piece: 32032; Schedule Number: 101
  4. ^ The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Soldiers' Documents, First World War Wo363 via Ancestry.com
  5. ^ "To-Morrow's Visitors – Character Studies Of The Manchester United Players". Derby Daily Telegraph. 13 March 1923. p. 4. Retrieved 12 July 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive. Closed access icon
  6. ^ "Outside left for Town". Halifax Evening Courier. 8 July 1929. p. 4. Retrieved 12 July 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive. Closed access icon
  7. ^ "Partridge leaves Shay". Halifax Evening Courier. 23 November 1929. p. 11. Retrieved 12 July 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive. Closed access icon
  8. ^ "Crewe on the up grade". Halifax Evening Courier. 18 October 1930. p. 13. Retrieved 12 July 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive. Closed access icon
  9. ^ "Town at Crewe". Halifax Evening Courier. 25 March 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 12 July 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive. Closed access icon
  10. ^ "Teddy Patridge". Halifax Evening Courier. 26 September 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 12 July 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive. Teddy Partridge who has succeeded Joe Smith as captain or Darwen. He was formerly Halifax Town's left winger. Closed access icon
  11. ^ 1939 England and Wales Register via Ancestry.com
  12. ^ England and Wales National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations) via Ancestry.com


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