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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Vizard | ||
| Date of birth | (1889-06-07)7 June 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Cogan,Penarth, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 25 December 1973(1973-12-25) (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft9+1⁄4 in (1.76 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Outside-left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1909–10 | Barry District | 24 | (6) |
| 1910–1931? | Bolton Wanderers[2] | 467 | (64) |
| Total | 491 | (70) | |
| International career | |||
| 1911–1926 | Wales | 22 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1933–1939 | Swindon Town | ||
| 1939–1944 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1944–1948 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edward Vizard (7 June 1889[2]– 25 December 1973) was a Welsh internationalfootballer who became a manager. He spent almost all his playing career atBolton Wanderers.
Born inCogan, Wales[2] Vizard joinedBolton Wanderers in September 1910 fromBarry, making his debut later that year. From here, he never looked back making the outside left position his own for the next 18 seasons. In total, he made 512 appearances for the Trotters scoring 70 goals.
During his time at Bolton, he appeared in the1923,1926 and1929FA Cup Finals, all three victoriously. He remained in the team until retiring in 1931 aged 41, becoming the oldest player to play for the club (a record only broken in 1995 byPeter Shilton).
Vizard also won 22 international caps forWales.[2]
In April 1933 Vizard gave up his position as coach of the 'A' team with Bolton Wanderers in order to become the manager ofSwindon Town, a position he held until 1939.[3]
After the 1938/39 season, Vizard left the club to take the reins atQueens Park Rangers, succeedingBilly Birrell. Due to the outbreak of World War II causing the suspension of league football, he never had the chance to manage them in a competitive game. Despite this they were relatively successful in wartime football and in 1944 he replacedMajor Frank Buckley as manager ofWolverhampton Wanderers.
He was appointed Wolves manager in April 1944, and despite taking them to third place in theFirst Division in the first peacetime season in 1946/47, he was replaced byStan Cullis in the summer of 1948.[4]