Edward Sagar (7 February 1910 – 16 October 1986) was an English
footballer who played for
Everton and
England.
He was a goalkeeper who joined Everton as an apprentice in 1929 after playing for
Thorne Colliery
Thorne Colliery was a large colliery within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire in the South Yorkshire Coalfield.
The colliery was open between 1925 and 1956; but had operational issues including shaft water, war time cris ...
in Yorkshire and made his debut in 1930. He played in the
championship winning sides of
1931–32 and
1938–39 and the
FA Cup winning side of 1933.
He made 499 appearances for Everton; this goalkeeping record for the club was only beaten by
Neville Southall in 1994.
He retired from playing in 1952 and ran a pub in
Aintree. 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)]
References
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1910 births
1986 deaths
English footballers
England international footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Everton F.C. players
Thorne Colliery F.C. players
English Football League players
People from Thorne, South Yorkshire
Footballers from Doncaster
English Football League representative players
FA Cup Final players