Marc Edworthy (born 24 December 1972) is an English former professional footballer. He started out playing as a right winger before being moved to right-back. He was also occasionally deployed at left back and in central defence.
Career
Plymouth Argyle Edworthy was born in Barnstaple. He began his career with Plymouth Argyle in the 1991–92 season.
Crystal Palace Edworthy joined Crystal Palace who had just been relegated from the Premiership on 9 June 1995 for £350,000, and in his second season with the Eagles played an integral role in winning promotion to the Premier League. However, the next season Palace finished bottom and were relegated once more; in spite of this the Palace fans acknowledged Edworthy's performances and rewarded him with the supporters player of the year award. He scored once during his spell at Palace, his strike coming against Bury in the League Cup in September 1996.
Coventry City On 26 August 1998, he was bought by Premiership side Coventry City for £1,200,000. He scored his first and what turned out to be only goal for Coventry in a 1–1 draw with Manchester City on 1 January 2001. With the Sky Blues he again suffered relegation, this time from the Premiership. He left at the end of the 2001–02 season to join Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Edworthy started his Wolves career on 31 August 2002, helping them earn promotion to the Premier League via the playoffs, but left after just one season to join Norwich City on a free transfer.
Norwich City In his first season with Norwich City he helped the Canaries win promotion to the Premier League. But again, he suffered relegation when Norwich finished in 19th place. He left in the summer of 2005 to join Derby County, after a contract dispute with Norwich manager Nigel Worthington led to him becoming a free agent when his two-year deal expired.
Derby County He was a member of the Derby squad that won promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs at the end of the 2006–07 season, being voted second in the Player of the Season contest along the way. He was appointed as a club ambassador at Pride Park in 2017.
Leicester City Edworthy signed for Leicester City on 7 November 2008, signing a two-month contract that will see him stay at the club until 6 January 2009. He made his debut in Leicester's 3–0 FA Cup first round victory over Stevenage Borough, playing the full 90 minutes. On 6 January 2009 Edworthy agreed to stay at Leicester until the end of the 2008–09 season.
On 29 May, he was released at the end of his contract by Leicester alongside Paul Henderson, Patrick Kisnorbo, Bruno Ngotty and Barry Hayles.
Burton Albion Edworthy was signed for Football League new boys Burton Albion on 4 August 2009, on a one-month contract by former Derby teammate Paul Peschisolido. He played in Burton's first ever Football League match at Shrewsbury Town but did not play again and was released after his contract expired. In October 2009, Edworthy announced his retirement after playing over 500 senior games in his 18-year career.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionSeasonClubLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPlymouth Argyle1991–92Second Division1501000—001601992–93Second Division1500040—102001993–94Second Division 1203010—101701994–95Second Division2713020—10341Total69170700030861Crystal Palace1995–96First Division4402040—305301996–97First Division 4502031—305311997–98Premier League3404010——3901998–99First Division30—1020—60Total1260809120601511Coventry City1998–99Premier League22010———2301999–2000Premier League 1000020——1202000–01Premier League 2412020——2812001–02First Division2001010——220Total76140500000851Wolverhampton Wanderers2002–03First Division2200010—00230Norwich City2003–04First Division4301010——4502004–05Premier League2801010——300Total71020200000750Derby County2005–06Championship3001010——3202006–07Championship3801010—104102007–08Premier League902000——110Total77040200010840Leicester City2008–09League One5030———80Burton Albion2009–10League Two10—00—1020Career total4472280261201105143
Honours Crystal Palace Football League First Division play-offs: 1997
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football League First Division play-offs: 2003
Derby County Football League Championship play-offs: 2007
References
External links
Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk