Leonard Trevor Edwards (born 24 January 1937) is a former

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international

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. A defender, he played his club football for

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. He was part of the Wales squad for the

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in Sweden. In the sixties he emigrated to Australia, where he played for Sydney Hakoah,

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and Marconi with whom he won the Australian Championship.''When Pelé Broke Our Hearts: Wales and the 1958 World Cup'' by Mario Risoli (1998)

References

1937 births People from Rhondda Charlton Athletic F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Welsh footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players Wales under-23 international footballers Wales international footballers Living people Parramatta FC players Association football defenders {{Wales-footy-defender-stub