Willis Edwards was an international footballer who represented England 16 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 1st March 1926 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Wales on 20th November 1929 aged 26. Edwards, born on 28th April 1903, in Newton, Derbyshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 500 and played as a Right Half for his country.
Willis Edwards - 16 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Willis Edwards
- Born: 28th April 1903, Newton, Derbyshire
- Died: 27th September 1988, Leeds aged 85
- England Career: 1926 - 1929
- Positions whilst with England: Right Half
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Leeds United (16)
- FA Legacy Number: 500
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Wales (HC) on 1st March 1926 aged 22 years, 10 months, 3 days - Last Cap: v Wales (HC) on 20th November 1929 aged 26 years, 6 months, 22 days
- First Captaincy: v
Ireland (HC) on 22nd October 1928 aged 25 years, 5 months, 24 days - Career Length: 3 years, 264 days
- Starts: 16
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 16
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 11
- 0
- 5
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 11
- 0
- 5
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 6
- 0
- 2
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 10
- 0
- 3
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Lost
- 4
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 10
- 0
- 4
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Right Half
- 16
- 0
- 5
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 16
- 0
- 5
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 16
- 0
- 5
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Dixie Dean
- 11 Matches
- Roy Goodall
- 8 Matches
- George Brown
- 7 Matches
- Ernie Blenkinsop
- 7 Matches
- Joe Hulme
- 6 Matches
- Jack Brown
- 6 Matches
- George Green
- 6 Matches
- Jimmy Ruffell
- 6 Matches
- Louis Page
- 5 Matches
- Jack Hill
- 5 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 50 sources from 16 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- WAL, 6 - 0, 20th Nov 1929 (HC)
Leeds United, Cap: 16.
Age: 26 years, 6 months, 22 days. - IRE, 3 - 0, 19th Oct 1929 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 15.
Age: 26 years, 5 months, 21 day. 
SCO, 0 - 1, 13th Apr 1929 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 14.
Age: 25 years, 11 month, 15 days.- WAL, 3 - 2, 17th Nov 1928 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 13.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 19 days. - IRE, 2 - 1, 22nd Oct 1928 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 12.
Age: 25 years, 5 months, 24 days. 
BEL, 3 - 1, 19th May 1928 (FR) Leeds United, Cap: 11.
Age: 25 years, 0 months, 21 day.
FRA, 5 - 1, 17th May 1928 (FR) Leeds United, Cap: 10.
Age: 25 years, 0 months, 19 days.- SCO, 1 - 5, 31st Mar 1928 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 9.
Age: 24 years, 11 month, 3 days. - FRA, 6 - 0, 26th May 1927 (FR) Leeds United, Cap: 8.
Age: 24 years, 0 months, 28 days. 
LUX, 5 - 2, 21st May 1927 (FR) Leeds United, Cap: 7.
Age: 24 years, 0 months, 23 days.- BEL, 9 - 1, 11th May 1927 (FR) Leeds United, Cap: 6.
Age: 24 years, 0 months, 13 days. - SCO, 2 - 1, 2nd Apr 1927 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 5.
Age: 23 years, 11 month, 4 days. - WAL, 3 - 3, 12th Feb 1927 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 4.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 14 days. - IRE, 3 - 3, 20th Oct 1926 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 3.
Age: 23 years, 5 months, 22 days. - SCO, 0 - 1, 17th Apr 1926 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 2.
Age: 22 years, 11 month, 19 days. - WAL, 1 - 3, 1st Mar 1926 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 10 months, 3 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.