| General |
| Rob Edwards | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Robert Owen Edwards | |
| Date of birth | 25 December 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Madeley,  England
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| Playing position | Centre back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Luton Town (manager)
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| Youth clubs | ||
| –1999 | Aston Villa
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 2003 2004 2004–2008 2008–2011 2011 2011–2013 2012 2013 Total |
Aston Villa → Crystal Palace (loan) → Derby County (loan) Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackpool → Norwich City (loan) Barnsley → Fleetwood Town (loan) → Shrewsbury Town (loan)
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8 (0) 7 (1) 11 (1) 100 (1) 59 (2) 3 (0) 17 (0) 4 (0) 4 (0) 213 (5) |
| National team | ||
| 2003–2006 |  Wales
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15 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2016 2017–2018 2018–2019 2020–2021 2021–2022 2022 2022– |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (interim) AFC Telford United Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 England U16 Forest Green Rovers Watford Luton Town
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Robert Owen Edwards (born 25 December 1982) is a professional football manager and former professional footballer. He is currently manager of Luton Town.
Edwards began his career with Aston Villa, making his senior debut in the Premier League. He then moved to Midlands neighbours Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2004, where he spent four seasons at Championship level. He helped both Blackpool and Norwich to promotions to the Premier League and featured regularly for Barnsley in the Championship before retiring due to injury in 2013.
Edwards was appointed as manager of EFL League Two club Forest Green Rovers in May 2021 and guided the club to promotion as Champions in his debut season.
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| Luton Town F.C. squad - 2023–24 |
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1 Shea • 2 Osho • 3 Potts • 4 Lockyer (c) • 5 Andersen • 6 Barkley • 7 Ogbene • 8 Berry • 9 Morris • 10 Woodrow • 11 Adebayo • 12 Kaboré • 13 Nakamba • 14 Chong • 16 Burke • 17 Mpanzu • 18 Clark • 19 Brown • 23 Krul • 24 Kaminski • 26 Giles • 29 Bell • 30 Townsend • 33 Macey • 45 Doughty • Mengi • Sambi Lokonga • Manager: Rob Edwards |
| 2023–24 Premier League managers |
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Arteta (Arsenal) · Emery (Aston Villa) · Iraola (Bournemouth) · Frank (Brentford) · De Zerbi (Brighton & Hove Albion) · Kompany (Burnley) · Pochettino (Chelsea) · Glasner (Crystal Palace) · Dyche (Everton) · Silva (Fulham) · Klopp (Liverpool) · Edwards (Luton Town) · Guardiola (Manchester City) · Ten Hag (Manchester United) · Howe (Newcastle United) · Cooper (Nottingham Forest) · Wilder (Sheffield United) · Mason (Tottenham Hotspur) · Moyes (West Ham United) · O'Neil (Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
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