John Edgar (Scottish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Edgar | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1???–1901 | Parkhead | ||
| 1899 | Heart of Midlothian (trial) | 0 | (0) |
| 1901–1902 | Woolwich Arsenal | 10 | (1) |
| 1903–1904 | Airdrieonians | ||
| 1904 | Third Lanark | ||
| 1904–1909 | Aberdeen | 52 | (9) |
| 1909 | Hibernian (trial) | 4 | (0) |
| 1909–1913 | Aberdeen | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Edgar (fl. 1898–1929), also known as Johnny Edgar, was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward.
He played junior football for Parkhead before turning professional with Football League Second Division club Woolwich Arsenal in 1901. After just one season in England, he returned to Scotland, where he played in the Scottish League for Airdrieonians, Third Lanark and, from 1904, for Aberdeen. He remained associated with Aberdeen for ten years, as player, reserve team coach, and official. In addition, he made occasional appearances for Queen's Park, Ayr Parkhouse, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian and Montrose.
Edgar was president of Montrose F.C. for three years in the early 1920s, and was active in sports administration in the Montrose area, where he and his wife had settled. In 1929, the couple emigrated to Canada.