Roland Edge (born 25 November 1978) is an English

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who is assistant manager at

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Career

Gillingham

Edge made his professional debut for Gillingham as a 40th minute substitute in a 1–0 away league loss to Chesterfield in September 1998. In just his second season with the Kent side Edge featured in the FA Cup quarter finals as Gillingham lost 5–0 to Chelsea at

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, and at

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as they defeated

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3–2 in the Football League Second Division play-off final to gain promotion to the second tier for the first time in the club's history. Edge would go on to make 125 league and cup appearances in six years with the Gills, but was released in 2003 after being unable to agree contract terms.

Hibernian

After a period training with

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Edge signed on a free transfer for

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side

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in August 2003. During his one-season stay with the

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side Edge played in the 2004 Scottish League Cup final, which Hibernian lost 2–0 to

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Hull City

Edge joined

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on a free transfer in July 2004. Hull were promoted to the

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that season as runners up but Edge was limited to just 16 appearances in all competitions. His contract was terminated by mutual consent in January 2006 after struggling with a long term injury.

Non-league

Injuries curtailed Edge's professional career and he moved onto

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Folkestone Invicta Folkestone Invicta Football Club is a football club based in Folkestone, Kent, England. They are currently members of the and play at Cheriton Road. History The club was established in 1936 and joined the East Kent Wednesday League for the 1 ...

before joining Maidstone United. He re-joined

as a player-coach in June 2010. He was later appointed as Assistant Manager of the side. He made his final of 178 total appearances for Folkestone Invicta.

Coaching career

Following the departure of long-serving manager Neil Cugley, Edge was appointed joint-manager of Folkestone Invicta alongside Michael Everitt. In November 2023, Everitt and Edge were sacked by the club. On 3 May 2024, Edge was announced as the new assistant manager at

Personal life

Since leaving professional football Edge has worked as a teacher.

Honours

Gillingham *

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Hibernian *

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: runners-up

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Hull City *

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runner up: 2004–05 Folkestone Invicta *

Isthmian League Division One South The Isthmian League () is a regional football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 88 teams in fo ...

Play Off runners up: 2013–14, 2014–15 *

runners up: 2013–14, 2014–15

References

1978 births Living people Footballers from Gillingham, Kent English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Gillingham F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players Folkestone Invicta F.C. players Scottish Premier League players English Football League players Isthmian League players English football managers Folkestone Invicta F.C. managers Isthmian League managers {{England-footy-defender-1970s-stub