Edward Sagar (7 February 1910 – 16 October 1986) was an English

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who played for Everton and

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. He was a goalkeeper who joined Everton as an apprentice in 1929 after playing for

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in Yorkshire and made his debut in 1930. He played in the

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winning sides of 1931–32 and 1938–39 and the

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winning side of 1933. He made 499 appearances for Everton; this goalkeeping record for the club was only beaten by

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in 1994. He retired from playing in 1952 and ran a pub in

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. He died in October 1986, aged 76. Sagar played four times for England, as well as once for Northern Ireland Regional League during the war.The AFS Book of Inter League Matches (1984)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sagar, Ted 1910 births 1986 deaths English men's footballers England men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Everton F.C. players Thorne Colliery F.C. players English Football League players People from Thorne, South Yorkshire Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster Footballers from South Yorkshire English Football League representative players 20th-century English sportsmen