John David Edgar (1 December 1930 – 9 September 2006) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward or right half in the Football League for Darlington[1] and in non-league football for Bishop Auckland and Ferryhill Athletic.
[2] He was reported to have picked up a late injury,[4] but Edgar himself suggested otherwise, never played for the club again, and continued his career with nearby Ferryhill Athletic.
[2] He played his only League football in the Third Division North for his father's former club, Darlington, whom he joined from Ferryhill in 1954.
[1] Sunderland had at one time been interested in signing him, but his father advised him to continue his education rather than taking the risk of a career in professional football, so he trained as a schoolteacher and worked in local primary schools.
[2] Edgar died in Hurworth-on-Tees, County Durham, in 2006 at the age of 75.