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Joseph Edelston (27 April 1891 – 10 March 1970) was an English professional football player and manager, best remembered for his 17 years serving Fulham in the Football League as a player, caretaker manager and reserve team manager.[2][4][5] He also represented Hull City and Manchester City as a player and was included in the FA XI squad for a tour of South Africa in 1910.[1][6] Later in his career he managed Reading and worked for Brentford and Leyton Orient as a coach.[7][8] His son Maurice was also a footballer and later a successful sports broadcaster.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 9. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (8 August 2013). MANCHESTER CITY: Player by Player. Amberley Publishing Limited.
  3. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Hull City". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Joe Edelston 1935 | Fulham Football Club". www.fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Edelston Joe Image 2 Fulham 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  6. ^ "BRITISH FA XI TOURS". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  7. ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 52. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  8. ^ Moore, Tom (25 May 2017). "In pictures: Brentford FC in the 1920s and 1930s". getwestlondon. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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