Edgar Rumney (15 September 1936 – 18 August 2015) was an English professional footballer who played for Colchester United.
[1] Born in Abberton in Essex, Rumney signed for Colchester in 1957, having been an apprentice at the club.
[2] A full back, he made his debut against QPR on 2 September 1957, and went on to make 49 appearances for the club,[3] before leaving to join Sudbury Town as player-coach in 1964.
[2] After retiring from playing football he became involved with Abberton & District Cricket Club, going on to become the club's record holder for number of appearances (1,627) and wickets taken (1,831),[4] as well as serving as club captain and president.
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