Ernest Frederick Edds was an English

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 professional

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 football

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 left winger

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. He was born in Portsmouth

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Ernie Edds began his career as an amateur

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 with Portsmouth

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, turning professional when he joined Plymouth Argyle

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 in October 1946. His league debut came later that season and he went on to score 18 times in 59 league games for the Pilgrims.

He moved to Blackburn Rovers

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 in December 1949. He struggled at Ewood Park

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, playing only 18 times and scoring 3 goals, before returning to Devon

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 in June 1951 when he signed for Alex Massie

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's Torquay United

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. Massie left soon after and Edds became an integral part of new manager Eric Webber

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's plans at Plainmoor

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. He left Plainmoor in October 1953 to rejoin Plymouth Argyle, having scored 34 times in 84 league games. He played only 26 times for Plymouth, scoring 4 goals, before moving to Swindon Town

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in July 1955, playing a further 3 games before leaving league football.