Keith Edwards

Edwards started his early career as a youth player with Leyton Orient, as his father was an Orient supporter. He soon became homesick and went back north to join Sheffield United. A prolific goalscorer, he had two spells (1975–1978 and 1981–1986) with the Blades, for whom he scored 171 goals in 293 appearances. Whilst there, he was the highest scoring player in their division twice, scoring 36 goals (one for Hull City) in Division 4 in 1981–82 and 33 goals in Division 3 in 1983–84. The latter haul earned Edwards his second Adidas Golden Boot award. His debut for United came in a FA Cup Third Round tie against Leicester City on 3 January 1976 and his league debut followed the next month, on 28 February, in a Division 1 game against Queens Park Rangers. However, his first goal didn't arrive until the start of the next season in a Division 2 fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 24 August. In between his time at Bramall Lane, he played for Hull City who paid £50,000 for Edwards in 1978. Ian Porterfield bought him back for £100,000 and played him for the first time against Scunthorpe United on 26 September 1981, the 1–0 home victory being the first of a 17-game unbeaten run. Edwards scored his first two goals under Porterfield in a 4–0 win over Crewe Alexandra three days later. He formed an impressive partnership with Bob Hatton, feeding off the distribution of Colin Morris as United ended the season with 19 games without defeat to win the Fourth Division Championship, his…