Eddie Beynon

Eddie Beynon

Personal information
Full name	Edwin Rees Beynon[1]
Date of birth	(1924-11-17)17 November 1924[1]
Place of birth	Aberdare, Wales[2]
Date of death	2002 (aged 77–78)[1]
Place of death	Merthyr Tydfil, Wales[1]
Position(s)	Inside Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1952	Wrexham	72	(21)
1951–1955	Shrewsbury Town	91	(6)
	Wellington Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edwin Rees Beynon (17 November 1924 – February 2002) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Beynon was a Wales Schoolboy International in youth and had represented the Royal Air Force at football while serving in the Second World War.^[3] He made appearances in the English Football League for Wrexham and Shrewsbury Town.^[2] After retiring from playing he was employed as a security officer and later as a driving instructor in London, returning to live at his native Aberdare after retiring from employment.^[3]

References

1. "Eddie Beynon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
2. "Eddie Beynon". Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
3. Jones, Mike (2008). Meadow Maestros & Misfits. Janet Beasley, Shrewsbury. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-9548099-2-8.